Hi all,
I have a garden shed, which is tucked in between a wall of the house on one side and a tall fence on the other. This means that, even though there's a window, it's very dark inside and I'd like to install some lighting.
There's no mains power available, so any lights will need to be battery powered - but I want to keep the system as low maintenance as possible.
I don't go in there often or for long at a time, so I quite like the idea of having a battery trickle charged from a solar panel on the roof. It could easily have a week to charge in between uses, with the light on for a couple of minutes at a time. Maybe I could use a supercapacitor instead of a battery? Any suggestions for a type or supplier of panel that might work (bearing in mind the shed is usually in shade), or for the additional electronics that might be required?
Maybe a simpler option would just be to use a big battery, and charge it once a year. Any suggestions for a type of battery that won't self discharge or be permanently damaged by being neglected in this way?