Quote:
Originally Posted by fjtorres
Solar cells don't need go be in direct sunlight to work. Ordinary ambient light, even indoors, can generate a small ongoing current. A cover-sized reader probably won't keep a reader permanently charged under normal use but it can probably extend the time between charges by a decent fraction even in indoors-only use.
Of course, if you keep it in a drawer...
|
I know, but people usually fold covers back. Which means that (I'm going to presume that those solar sells are on the facing side of the cover, either the front or the back) those cells will be covered while reading (at least, I never saw anybody reading an ereader like a paper book...)
And while direct sunlight wouldn't be required, some sunlight (or ambient for that matter) would still be mandatory for it to generate a current... (or my solar panels would work at night too!)