The Abiola USB splitter is designed to allow many more users to benefit from an Abiola Turbo Charger.


The USB splitter creates charging stations that can charge up to 100 power banks (mini-batteries) during the day.

This article describes how this can be achieved, what it can be used for (What will be used?) and what has to be considered.

Technically, the Abiola Turbo Charger has 4 outputs at 11.1 V to which a USB splitter can be connected (see schematic above). The difference, however, is that only 3 A may be taken from each of the 3 ports (yellow lines). In the case of the car socket (blue lines), 5A can be removed.
The USB splitter provides 6 5V USB outputs from the 11.1V input. A USB consumer such as a mobile phone, a power bank or other USB consumers can be connected to each USB output.

Use of the USB port in a village:
Just because a village has no electricity supply does not mean that its inhabitants have nothing to do with modern technology. On the contrary. Many residents of all ages have mobile devices at their disposal to communicate with each other. Here, however, there are usually difficulties regarding the charging.
An excellent tool in this case are power banks, small rechargeable lithium ion batteries with a capacity of e.g. 2Ah or 2,000 mAh. These can be charged with solar energy during the day. In the evening, the mobile phone can be loaded. The power bank can also be used for lighting or for the use of a mini fan.
The use of many power banks considerably increases the possibilities of an Abiola Turbo Charger. In total, 5 USB splinters can be connected according to the button above. In addition, the two USB ports on the front panel can be used. That’s a maximum of 32 USB ports in total.

Here is a rough estimate of the increase in available capacity:
If one charges an Abiola Turbo Charger during the day with solar energy, then a user has in the evening by the inserted battery a capacity of approx. 24 Ah at their disposal.
When charging 100 power banks a 2,000 mA (2 Ah) during the day, a total capacity of 200 Ah is available in the evening. It is also possible to charge the built-in 24 Ah battery during the day. This increases the total available capacity to 224 Ah.
In this case, in contrast to using the Turbo Charger without a USB splitter, up to 101 different users can take advantage of the same charger per day.

Important: In order to charge 100 power banks with a Turbo Charger in one day, the general condition must also be correct. These factors play a role in this:
* Weather
* Season
* Regional location
* Optimal alignment

Note: Various tests have proven that this is possible. However, in this case the solar output must be doubled from 60W to 120W and the PV modules must be optimally aligned against the sun. How this is to be achieved will be reported later.

Important:
However, since different USB consumers also have different powers, the currents also add up. Abiola GmbH offers suitable measuring instruments to control the permissible currents of the outputs and the USB splitters. This will be described in more detail later.

 

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