Solar Panel good enough for laptop?

[Tinnothy]

https://www.amazon.com/SunPower-Flexible-Connector-Charging-Compatibility/dp/B01DXYNGA0/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1516330664&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=solar+panel&psc=1

 

can this solar panel power a modern laptop?  If not how can I get portable solar power to power my laptop?

Example laptop (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0788BCKZ6/ref=twister_B0788BYMSH?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1)

[Tom The Lad]

I don't have too much time to check myself but you will need to find how much power the laptop takes in with its normal charger and how much power the solar panel exert. I know that you would have to have more power being exerted from the solar panel than the charger usually uses.

[Tinnothy]

I'm confused, most laptops say they use 180 W or so, and the solar panel says 100 W,  but I'm not sure if that's the comparison to be made.  It seems voltage is.  I'm also quite confused as obviously the solar panel wouldn't be directly connected to the laptop but rather a battery reservoir first. 

[Tom The Lad]

What part don't you understand? I can explain in english if you want

[Tom The Lad]

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[Tom The Lad]

I think if you used a battery reserve then you wouldn't need as much power at all. you could have any amount of power exerted as long as the battery holds enough

 

[Jurrunio]

You cant power the laptop directly. You need to charge the battery inside. In short, you need to push rated voltage of electricity to the charger.

[Tinnothy]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

You cant power the laptop directly. You need to charge the battery inside. In short, you need to push rated voltage of electricity to the charger.

so if I put the solar panel I linked earlier could I plug it into this (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZXYVG4G/ref=?ie=UTF8&m=AY5XLL1NQPR7O) and it would work?

[Tom The Lad]

yep

[Tom The Lad]

that one is a bit expensive though, there will be loads of other cheaper options

[Tinnothy]

i want the cheapest viable option

[Tom The Lad]

http://www.auspowerbanks.com.au/product/solar-power-bank-20000mah-dual-usb-with-light/?gclid=CjwKCAiAqIHTBRAVEiwA6TgJw4v7bTRl6uQyKJKYn_f1zHF7pNvAxLOJARTgcfHcXh3-OsD0QAV3ABoCtJsQAvD_BwE

this already has a solar panel attached, you could get something like this. It is australian though so shipping might cost a bit.

[Tom The Lad]

nevermind, that one is small and for phones, it could work but it would take a while to charge up

[Tom The Lad]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8N25UC1905

this one would work if you can get the solar panel an adapter so it can charge this

[Canada EH]

powering the laptop directly wont happen.

you need a battery pack to charge from the solar panel and charge controller.

a 100W panel will do fine