solar panel charges in 2 hours at 50,000 lux how long will it take to charge at 806000 lux

Question

just want to figure out how long it would take to charge a battery through a solar panel at that illumination 

Answer 1

This is an inverse relation between the lux value and the charge time; that is, the higher the lux value, the shorter the charge time.

 

Charge Time = k/(Lux Value)

 

Solve for k using the known point (50000 lux, 2 hours):

 

Charge Time*(Lux Value) = k

2 hours*50,000 = k

100,000 = k

 

Now solve for 806,000 lux:

 

Charge Time = k/(Lux Value)

Charge Time = (100,000)/(806,000)

Charge Time = 0.124 hours = 7.44 minutes

 

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You could also solve it using a proportion:

 

(x hours)/(2 hours) = (50,000 lux)/(806,000 lux)

 

Solve for x.