Different Technologies to Charge Your Mobile Phone

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By Dexter Johnson


It seems almost everyday cell phone news reports various new cellular phones being announced with new features which require more powerful processors where battery life is often a obstacle. One key complaint from cell phone owners is battery life. The more powerful the smartphone, the shorter the battery life. Furthermore, as the battery ages, the batter life will reduce.

One more problem is if you are outdoors and don't have your cellphone charger or is close to an electrical outlet, your cell phone will perish. If you're able to access an electrical outlet, you have to wait around several minutes (approximately a half hour) to get really good charge. This can certainly be a problem.

Mechanical Energy

There are several businesses exploring cutting edge technologies to help make re-charging your cellphone quicker and simpler. One organization named InStep NanoPower has created a low-priced easy high-power energy harvester to transform mechanical energy through walking in to electrical energy (roughly 20 watts). This electric power is sufficient to increase battery time of any cellular phone.

Researchers at Simon Frasier University (SFU) in British Columbia has also engineered a wearable product that produces electric power from walking and claims to transform the way we charge portable battery-powered gadgets.

Solar Power

If you are ever stranded outdoor in the sun's light, it is possible to use solar powered energy to recharge your cell phone. There are gadgets already on the market for purchase that makes use of solar energy to recharge your cell phone. The solar panels are small enough to attach to your cell phone so when you are outdoor the mobile phone is being charged. These gadgets can recharge your cell phone, even if it's entirely dead. A full charge using solar energy takes 6 to 10 hours for most mobile phones. One company is SolDesign Lab who engineered a Solar Pump Charging Station.

Portable Energy

There are a few portable chargers on the market that you can travel with, in case you are not near to a charging station. The type of device is the Turbocell Charger which utilizes AA batteries to charge your phone's lithium battery as much as 2 hours of additional talk time. These types of products should really be used as backups in case you find yourself in a situation where you have no access to an electrical outlet.

Wind Energy

Orange, a U. K. based telecom company, in 2007 introduced plans to launch the Orange Mobile Wind Charger to charge portable electronic devices outdoors such as wireless phones.

The Mobile Wind Charger is a mini turbine that attaches to the top of a tent and stores power in a control box that you can plug into your cellphone. The unit is created for use outdoors and usually takes about 24 hours to fully charge the average phone with winds of 12 mph.




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