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If they're in my ears, how do they have sufficient cell surface area and incidence angle? Do I have antennae sticking out the sides of my head like a 1950s movie alien?


20 mW average maximum available power supply for headphones. Add some for the circuitry and radio, I bet you can manage at 500mW.

1368 W/m^2 solar energy on earth on average, or 0.137 W/mm^2 = 137 mW/mm^2. Let's assume 15% solar cell efficiency, so you'll get 20 mW/mm^2 out.

500mW / 20 mW/mm^2 = 25 mm^2. That's how large cells it be exposed to the sun.

Cover both the headphones and cables, and you'll be able to charge any batteries enough to survive the night.


That sounds like solar roadways.


You started out talking about wireless headphones. What cables?


Between your earbuds.




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