I need to power a series of meraki wireless repeaters that plug into a standerd wall outlet. consuming 5v or .08 amps However I need this in a remote location (like out in the middle of nowhere) Using A solar panel as power supply and a battery to store the energy but, how and what do I use to convert the energy coming from the solar panel to the battery and the batteries power supply to match the needs of the meraki wireless repeater? How do I make this as compact as possible? Do I need a ac/dc converter? or dc/ac converter? Any suggestions or solutions would be great !
Search the web for some of the inexpensive solar Cell Phone Chargers. They can be hooked in series or parallel as needed to get you teh voltage and current needed. The 80mA is not too tough, thats not much current. Suggestion is to use a battery that is constantly trickle-charged by the solar panel. This will assure operation on a cloudy day or at night. Another strange source for solar panels and solar charge systems is, believe it or not, Harbor Freight Tools. they are on the web as well as have stores all over.
First things first. 5 Volts @ .08 amps would be .2 Watts. therefore you would need at least the same amount from a solar panel to replenish the batteries. But what puzzles me is the notion that plugging it in a wall outlet ? If you use 20 V @ 0.08 then the power consumption is 9.6 Watts And what is a meraki wireless repeater? I never heard of one. I'm a FCC licensed Ham and have some idea what is available. If you need 5 volts DC, you could use twelve Ni-cads in series and just keep them trickle charged with the solar panel That would make it compact. If you were to use an automotive battery (or motorcycle), then you would need a DC/DC converter.
