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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2011)

Published: May 31, 2011

Pages: 69-72

Original Article

Design & Implementation of a Mobile Phone Charging System Based on Solar Energy Harvesting

Qutaiba I. Ali 1
1Mosul University/ Iraq
History
  • Received: March 31, 2011
  • Available Online: May 31, 2011
DOI

https://doi.org/10.37917/ijeee.7.1.13

Abstract

The ability to harvest energy from the environment represents an important technology area that promises to eliminate wires and battery maintenance for many important applications and permits deploying self powered devices. This paper suggests the use of a solar energy harvester to charge mobile phone devices. In the beginning, a comprehensive overview to the energy harvesting concept and technologies is presented. Then the design procedure of our energy harvester was detailed. Our prototype solar energy harvester proves its efficiency to charge the aimed batteries under sunlight or an indoor artificial light.

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