Solar/Battery iPad Charger?
by marcflood on Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:17 am
I have a project I am working on with my son but I am a little confused on the components I need to purchase if this can be done.
We would like to build a device that will charge an iPad at its full charge rate of 12 watts/2.1 amps. We would like to have it powered by a rechargeable battery. Additionally we would like to utilize a solar panel. If the iPad is plugged into the USB port of the device it would draw power from either the solar panel or battery pack. However, I understand that if the solar panel is connected the iPad would not charge at the full rate and I am okay with that.
Can this be done and if so what parts do we need to purchase?
Best I can tell, this can be done with the following parts:
USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer charger
6V Solar Panel
Lithium Ion or Polymer battery
MintyBoost Kit
However, I do not think the MintyBoost kit will supply enough power to charge the iPad at the full rate. Would it be possible use the same parts above but instead of connecting the MintyBoost to the USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer charger, could I instead connect a PowerBoost 1000 Basic to the USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer charger?