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"30 July 2006 - Mobile phone, MP3 player, GPS, PDA, laptop; they all need charging don't they? While doing so from the comfort of your home or car is easy, go slightly further a field and you start to run out of charging options. In steps the Sunlinq 6.5W solar charger, a lightweight solar charger that will harness the sun's rays to give you juice for your electronic toys and gadgets.Small and compact - when folded its about the size of a DVD case (closed dimensions: 130 x 230 x 13 mm), the charger rolls out to reveal five solar panels capable of utilising the sun's power with little to no effort. Unlike the Solio Charger we've reviewed in the past, the catchment area is considerably bigger (open dimensions: 750 x 230 x 0.8 mm) and in addition to its area the Sunlinq comes with charging options that can suit most requirements. Rather than opt for specific tips to suit specific products, Sunlinq has gone down a more conventional power supply route. In the box, among the power cables you get a cigarette lighter socket and two small 12V jump leads for starting vehicles. While the cigarette lighter socket main seem a strange accessory to include at first, it does mean that if you can get a cigarette charger for your device, you can charge it with the Sunlinq solar charger. That means, iPods, PSPs, most PDAs, GPSs and even most laptops. "
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SUNLINQ SUNLINQ with PowerFLEX technology is a flexible, foldable and durable solar product that produces enough power to charge rechargeable, flash lights, lanterns, cell phones, GPS units, satellite phones, MP3 players and portable games. Just about anything that is capable of being charged through a standard cigarette lighter adapter (CLA -car charger). SUNLINQ is available in 6.5W, 12W and 25W foldable solar panels. The SUNLINQ 25W is laminated onto a new urethane material that feels and acts like rubber, making it the most flexible, durable and water resistant SUNLINQ product. Using this new material makes the 25W SUNLINQ truly revolutionary. No other flexible, foldable solar panel is made this way today! The panels made with PowerFLEX technology are lightweight, flexible, weatherproof and durable CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) solar cells, a material proven to be stable, and provides higher efficiency than other flexible solar cell technologies, including amorphous silicon.
SUNLINQTM is the only solution for portable solar power for all types of outdoor needs. The SUNLINQTM 6.5 Watt
is ideal for hiking, camping, sporting events, on campus and at the beach.
Incorporating solid state, thin-film, PowerFLEXTM solar cells, the SUNLINQTM 6.5 Watt provides an excellent
choice for excursions that require lightweight, flexible, durable portable power.
Features
Flexible and durable solar cells based on the revolutionary CIGS technology: a proven innovation used in space, military and large grid installation
Designed to provide years of reliable service with patented high performance flexible photovoltaic cells
Lightweight less than 1-lb. each panel
Offers higher cell efficiency than other flexible solar cell technologies at a reduced cost
Functions with many devices even in cloudy and rainy skies
It can be mounted to curved surfaces
Fully Weatherproofed
UV resistant
Easily folds into a planner-size pack that fits virtually anywhere including backpacks, glove boxes, purses, cargo pant pockets
Can be easily installed on any backpack, tents or jackets
SP- 6.5 Watt
*Data at Standard Test Conditions (STC)
STC: irradiance level 1000W / m2, spectrum AM 1.5 and cell
temperature 25o C
**Cigarette Lighter Adapters (CLAs) typically operate best
between 11V and 14.5V
The I/V graph above shows the typical performance of the solar module at STC
E l e c t r i c a l Ch a r a c t e r i s t i c s *
SP5 P r o d u c t N umb e r 21125
Typical Current (milliamps) at STC* (a t 11V) 433
Nominal Operating Voltage 12V CLA **
Typical Power (Watts) at STC*
5.5
N o mi n a l R a t e d C u r r e n t ( amp s ) 1.5
O p e n C i r c u i t V o l t a g e ( v o l t s ) 28
S h o r t C i r c u i t C u r r e n t ( a mp s ) 2.2
T h e rma l Ch a r a c t e r i s t i c s
P o w e r (%/ C ) - 0 .6
V o l t a g e (%/ C ) - 0 .6
C e l l T e mp e r a t u r e O p e r a t i n g R a n g e - 4 0 o F t o
1 7 6 o F /
- 4 0 o C t o
8 0 o C
Dime n s i o n s a n d We i g h t
F o l d e d
L e n g t h , i n (mm) 9 (229)
Wi d t h , i n (mm) 5 (127)
T h i c k n e s s , i n (mm) .5 (12.7)
D e p l o y e d
L e n g t h , i n (mm) 29.5 (749.3)
Wi d t h , i n (mm) 9 (229)
T h i c k n e s s , i n (mm) 0 .03 (.762)
We i g h t
We i g h t , l b ( k g ) .45 (0.20)
Max P o w e r t o w e i g h t r a t i o w a t t / l b ( w a t t / k g ) 14.4 (32.5)
Product Specifications (SP-6.5)
TYPICAL VOLTAGE VS. CURRENT PLOT
for SP5 Module at 25C and 62C
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0.5
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Voltage (Volts)
Current (Amps)
62C Reg
25C Reg
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E l e c t r i c a l Ch a r a c t e r i s t i c s *
S P P r o d u c t N umb e r S P - 5
T y p i c a l C u r r e n t (mi l l i a mp s ) a t S T C * ( a t
1 1 V )
4 3 3
N o mi n a l O p e r a t i n g V o l t a g e 1 2 V C L A * *
T y p i c a l P o w e r (Wa t t s ) a t S T C * 5 . 5
Ma x i mu m L imi t f o r O p e n C i r c u i t V o l t a g e 1 5 . 6 V
Ma x i mu m P o w e r (Wa t t s ) 6 . 5
