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I've been trying to find a good way to power my pi with a solar panel, but haven't found many suitable options. Anyone?

• simcop2387 13y ago
  Not sure what you consider a good way, but getting a decent sized panel, and use it to charge a lead acid battery would be the way i'd expect. Then run the pi off of a 12v usb adapter (usually find them for cars). That'll give you a number of advantages, it'd let you have a battery to deal with cloudy periods where you won't have enough juice to run the pi, and let you run for a while after the sun goes down. if you then want to add hardware to let you shut off when the panel voltage drops for too long it'd also be possible with just a diode before the battery (also not that hard to get) or with a sense line on the charging hardware you use. take a look at stuff like [1], that should work fine for the pi, as long as you aren't trying to power huge amounts more. [1]http://www.amazon.com/Instapark%C2%AE-Black-Mono-crystalline-Charge-Controller/dp/B005LR9IOG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1379695831&sr=8-2&keywords=12v+solar+charger http://www.amazon.com/Instapark%C2%AE-Black-Mono-crystalline...