Photon Battery Shield With Solar Panels

With them you ll be able to charge your battery through usb and monitor its voltage and state of charge.

Photon battery shield with solar panels.

The shield features two unique ic s. The battery shield by sparkfun has a red led that lights up or indicates when the attached battery is being charged i e the power consumption of the photon is lower than the power input and thus enough power remains to charge the battery. At photon brothers we can install a powerwall solution into any existing solar system whether we originally installed it or not. Based around the mcp73871 battery management controller this shield allows you to simultaneously power a photon and charge a connected li ion or li po battery.

An mcp73831 charge controller and a max17043 lipo fuel gauge. Backup power when you need it. The battery shield has everything your photon needs to run off charge and monitor a lipo battery. The board comes with a jst connector for your single cell lipo battery and utilizes the photons on.

You ll also be able to monitor battery levels using the photon itself which makes the power shield the best way to untether your wireless project. With the tesla powerwall your family can make more use of the solar power saved from your panels by storing the excess easily. Not only can the battery shield power you photon but you will also be able to charge a lipo battery through it as well.