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Panels are better, MPPT are cheaper, and the right laptop uses hardly any power... I would think it should be more feasible in every possible way aside from inc
by ip26 6y ago
Panels are better, MPPT are cheaper, and the right laptop uses hardly any power... I would think it should be more feasible in every possible way aside from increased expectations.
A Surface Go averages something like 5W, and a 100W array can provide that in virtually all daytime conditions even without aiming.
- hinkley 6y agoAdditionally, the right laptop can use its internal voltage regulator to convert the 12-16 volts from the battery into the internal voltage. One of the secrets of the openwrt community was that those little linksys routers used a 9v power brick but the power regulator was still stable somewhere north of 12v, giving you a lot more options for repeaters or mesh networking.
- CompuHacker 6y ago12V DC 0.5A was typical, stable from 5-30V depending on the exact model.