Photon Battery Shield With Solar Panels

The shield features two unique ic s.

Photon battery shield with solar panels.

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. An mcp73831 charge controller and a max17043 lipo fuel gauge. 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. With the tesla powerwall your family can make more use of the solar power saved from your panels by storing the excess easily.

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. Backup power when you need it. With them you ll be able to charge your battery through usb and monitor its voltage and state of charge. Not only can the battery shield power you photon but you will also be able to charge a lipo battery through it as well.

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. The board comes with a jst connector for your single cell lipo battery and utilizes the photons on. At photon brothers we can install a powerwall solution into any existing solar system whether we originally installed it or not.