Solar Garden Light Sim

100x Time

Environmental

Commonly 3–6 hours
Shaded or off-angle sun
Early dawn ambient light
Usually 8–12 hours

Battery

Typical AAA: 300,600 or 1000 mAh
Usually 80–100% after full charge
Most garden lights use 1 cell
Affects safe discharge voltage
0.1% NiMH, 0.07% NiCad

Solar Cell

Circuitry

Typical white LED current: ≈10-30 mA
Boost driver: 70–85%
LED aging ~0.02% per day
LED driver stops below this voltage