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Development of a solar system for charging mobile phones with cus-tomized DC chargers for rural areas in Nigeria

Hope Orovwode1* ,  Simeon Matthew2 ,  Oluwaseun I. Adebisi2 ,  Ayorinde J. Olanipekun2 ,  Elizabeth O. Amuta1
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1 Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
2 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
IJOSI 2024 , 8(1), 63–69; https://doi.org/10.6977/IJoSI.202403_8(1).0006
Submitted: 24 August 2023 | Revised: 15 January 2024 | Accepted: 29 January 2024 | Published: 22 February 2024
© 2024 by the Author(s). Licensee AccScience Publishing, USA. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
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Abstract

The introduction of mobile phones has redefined the world of communication in that it has turned the world into a global village as people can now make contact through phone calls within and across countries at affordable rates. Nowadays, almost every homehas a functional mobile phone, be it a conventional, android, or iPhone, among others. These phones use non-self-charging rechargeable batteries that need to be recharged from time to time to meet the demands of the users. However, access to a reliable source of power to meet the energy demand, including mobile phone charging needs, of off-grid rural dwellers remains a global challenge. As a result, this study designed and im-plemented a solar-powered mobile phone charging system with customized DCchargers for use in remote off-grid areas. The test results showed that the system is very effective for charging mobile phones.

Keywords
Customized DC chargers
mobile phones
Remote off-grid areas
solar system
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