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A project log for "Perpetual" Wristwatch

The simple and "Perpetual" WristWatch("LumiTime") with 12 red LEDs, it have LIR2430 Li-Ion battery, 12 solar cells, based on Microchip CPU.

serhii-trushSerhii Trush 04/07/2024 at 08:100 Comments

In standby mode (when the button is not pressed), the wristwatch consumes approximately 5 μA, the battery have capacity - 50 mAh, in time show mode watch consumes 2.5 mA, if you look at the time every day 6 times(0.25 per hour), the operating time is 1.5 seconds, using these data we can calculate battery life time. For example - calculator from Oregon Embedded:

We have ~year of work, of course, as the voltage drops, the consumption of the watch will also drop (for example - 2.7 V, the consumption is ~3 μA), therefore, the resulting lower value is the guaranteed uptime:


https://oregonembedded.com/batterycalc.htm


However, if you give the device 5-10 minutes a day of street light (for example, take it out of your sleeve), and the working time will immediately increase several times. Here in the video I show how the watch charges even in cloudy weather:

It is worth noting that LED bulbs, which are now very popular for indoor lighting, do not provide a sufficient level of light in the spectrum at which solar panels work, so charging is possible only very close LED lamp.

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