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Solar Cells for Your Cell Phone

by EBR_EBdaily

For those of us who find ourselves far from any power source to charge our cell phones, either due to something such as hiking in the mountains or if it's because we drive a lot, or something else we have a solution. There are a number of companies are now solar phone chargers. No electrical outlet and the battery of your cell phone is dead? No problem. Just Juice it up with the sun's energy through solar chargers USB.

* DIY Solar Charger-This book shows you the way to make your own flexible, portable solar charger via USB recycled parts and cables, solar outdoor lights, a USB connector, and one of the cards in plastic sleeve sport.

Kinesis * K3 Portable Wind and Solar Charger - With the Kinesis three-in-One tribrid, your cell phone and other bits of mobile technologies such as MP3 player, GPS unit, or other gadget that can be charged by the sun, but also by the wind and the usual AC adapter.Shop The device ion battery lithium charge. TheKinesis is only 3 x 9 x 3 inches, and can lay flat, stand up or be hung. There's even a hidden storage area inside the device, which comes in green or black.

* Solar Charger KODAK KS100-2 C - camera handles Eastman Kodak USB devices, including iPhones and iPods. The KS100 C 2 is charged by the sun or by being plugged into the USB port of a computer or other lighting.

* SolarMonkey Solar Charger - Foldable device PowerTraveller to PowerTraveller can be opened to reveal a pair of folding protective solar panels. The device also recharges with incandescent light. While stores theSolarMonkey no power, there is a SolarNut provided with the device, a small battery that can store and can also be a stand-alone charger. The SolarMonkey also a pocket trip, Velcro strap, storage case, and advice. PowerTraveller also the most expensive SolarGorilla that can charge laptops and notebooks....

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Solar Cells for Your Cell Phone – Bharat Book Bureau - one stop ...

by bharatbook

For those of us who are finding ourselves away from power sources to charge up our cell phones, whether it’s due to something like hiking in the mountains or whether it’s because we drive a lot, or anything else–we have a solution. There are a number of companies now that make solar phone chargers. No electrical outlet and your cell phone’s battery is dead? No problem. Just juice it up with the sun’s energy through USB solar chargers.

*DIY Solar Charger–This product shows you the way to make your very own flexible and portable USB Solar Charger via recycled parts of wires, solar outdoor lamps, a USB connector, and a plastic sports cards sleeve.

*Kinesis K3 Portable Wind and Solar Charger — With the Kinesis three-in-one tribrid device, your cell phone and other portable bits of technology such as MP3 player, GPS device, or other gadget, can be charged up by the sun, but also by the wind and the usual AC power adapter. The device’s lithium ion battery stores the charge. TheKinesis is only 3 x 9 x 3 inches, and it can lay flat, stand up, or be hung up. There’s even a storage area hidden within the device, which comes in green or black.

*KODAK Solar Charger KS100-C+2 — Eastman Kodak’s device charges USB devices including iPhones and iPods. The KS100 C+2 gets charged by the sun or by being plugged into a computer’s USB port or some other light source.

*SolarMonkey Solar Charger — PowerTraveller’s foldable device from PowerTraveller can be opened up to reveal a pair of folding protective solar panels. The device also charges with incandescent lighting. While theSolarMonkey stores no power, there is a SolarNut provided with the device, a small battery that does store power and can also be a stand-alone charger. The SolarMonkey also has a travel pouch, Velcro strap, storage case, and tips. PowerTraveller also offers the more expensive SolarGorilla which can charge laptops and notebook computers.

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My Solar Cell Phone Charger

A small solar panel I made that charges my cell phone. Please excuse my ghettoness of cardboard being my base for the cells. It's what I had ...

GE to test energy efficiency of smart homes

24.08.10

General Electric will provide digital energy technology for a research project to test how energy-efficient homes can be with smart-grid products for consumers.

The $5 million Department of Energy program will equip homeowners in the western U.S. with GE's Nucleus home electricity management system , with LED lighting , and with connected appliances . Homes will also be equipped with solar panels.

The project will evaluate whether the combination of on-site power production through solar and energy management technology can reduce energy usage by 70 percent in both new and existing homes, according to GE.

Basing calculations on U.S. averages of about 11,000 kilowatt-hours of power consumption per year and a rate of 11.33 cents per kilowatt-hour, the savings from a 70 percent reduction would be over $850 a year.

GE's Nucleus, which is due to be commercially available next year, is a small device about the size of a cell phone charger that acts as a network hub and data storage medium. It connects to a smart meter, a wireless thermostat, and any other network-enabled gear, such as smart appliances or devices plugged into a smart plug.

Source: CNET