Building a Ryobi 18V Solar Super Charger x3
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Build your own DIY Solar Powered Ryobi SuperCharger! In this video I show how to put together a simple and effective DIY solar charging solution for Ryobi 18V power tool batteries. It uses direct DC solar electric power to do the work. This is a great setup for off electrical grid field work and remote job sites. I designed this charger to be relatively simple, using common off the shelf parts and it is straightforward to operate. This DIY supercharger is very much plug and play. Hook up the solar panels, plug in 3 batteries, away it goes. As long as there is plenty of sun, batteries will charge all day for free.
Cordless tools with Lithium Ion batteries have changed the face of DIY over the past few years. There is nothing more portable and convenient than cordless power tools. But usually the chargers are lacking in this department, tethered to an AC grid connection. This means dragging a top heavy and complex AC power solution along to charge tools on the go. I am a fan of operating appliances directly from PV solar panels - with little to nothing in between. This DIY 18v supercharger can directly accept a DC input from solar panels or even a 12v car battery if required. This gives flexibility and options. No inverter is required - charge controller and battery bank also can become optional.
The DC converters used are CC CV buck boost converters. They allow operation from a wide variety of DC power sources. Plus they are relatively cheap and simple, and actually could be repaired with basic electronics knowledge. This setup can eliminate complex inverters, charge controllers and heavy batteries, reducing cost and increasing efficiency. From a preparedness standpoint, it makes a lot of sense. When the grid goes down, you can keep charging and keep working!
In this video I will show the build steps required to build this charger and also spend a lot of time explaining how to use DC DC converters in an application like this with solar power. Hope you enjoy the video!
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Music credits: by TuneTank, Pixabay
Raining here today in S. Oregon.. Slow charging here.. nothing Super about that. cool project. It's no wonder why I subcribed.
@OFFGRID_Trucker Thanks... glad you are here. When the weather is gray half the stuff in the workshop doesn't work. Need to add more batteries
@@solarpoweredge Always an upgrade to do.
Hello Sir its Stevey from East London UK live the music in the video its relaxing n great for learning my 9year old son already understands the maths he's charging his fone via a small solar pannel😊😊😊 he loves yous sun drawings Thank you Sir oh I've sourced a 800W dimmer switch for my quartz heater to be able controll the elements intensity making them more efficient safer and reliable via Ac supply also to try it all on Dc with a DC dimmer to solar panels 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
@user-hw5el1wu8u Hi Stevey from Dave in the US! :) :D Just across the pond... glad you guys liked this presentation. Always pleased to hear when kids lean towards solar tech as it really is the future! planning to find some cheap dimmer switches and test them, you have good ideas. Keep on going solar! :) Thank you for watching!
I'll be doing this project as saon as i can get the parts. I hope i dont burn the house down. Its my first electronic project ever. 😲🙏
@rickhinojosa5455 Excellent! :D I'm sure you will do fine. Great way to get started in electronics plus have a useful custom built appliance :)
I need to do the same except for Harbor Freight Bauer system...
@mikehughesdesigns That would be awesome
Your video style is quite good and informative. I have done several Ryobi battery projects including charging the Ryobi battery without the use of a Ryobi charger (just a buck/boost convertor set to 21.5v output). Why do you use the battery charger at all?
@russveinot5754 Thanks... the OEM charger is the safest option. It provides a signal to the circuitry in the battery and some of them will blink the fuel gauge lights in response (although that may not happen on older batteries). I'm not comfortable using only a DC converter especially if the battery is charged unattended, nor can I recommend it to the general public.
doing similar but was wondering can we just us a bus board that is coming out of the solar control instead of soldering them in parallel?
@vrrevolution9183 Hi, at 9:01 I explain why 3 DC converters are needed, to ensure proper charging. (voltage differential) but any kind of terminal strips, bus bars etc. could be used to make the connections - hope that helps.
@@solarpoweredge yep, i watched it over and over but for me it was to brief watching the build... but again that was for me cause i was lost and a novice.. you did a gr8 job
@vrrevolution9183 Thanks for the kind feedback :D hope to make longer (more detailed) videos in the future
@@solarpoweredge i normally check comments on more technica videos, i am sure others do too.... i do want a more on those diodes tho :P maybe how to make a bigger one, maybe use a old crock pot
@vrrevolution9183 It's a good place to pick up some ideas... in one paper a group of researchers used strong glue to bond diodes to a large pot and hooked them up to small panels. And it worked pretty good. Pretty much a diode crock pot or slow cooker.
I have built a larger cooker with diodes, and working on a distiller too. I hope to record those as soon as possible!
With only 2 amps of current, are the fans necessary?
@mrmomb Yep. With the fans spinning plenty of warm air still coming off of them. Out in the hot sun (actual use case) it gets worse. 3-4 amps, the same. Turn the fans off, they get hot. These boards also have an aluminum PCB which is helpful but not enough for my requirements.