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The Losers' Project

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on July 21, 2009 at 11:22:35 am
 

Urgent Solar Powered Charging Fighter (USPCF)

 


 

 

Brief Summary

Promoting global warming awareness while at the same time allows people to solar charge their gadgets on the benches in front of the Tech center.


Problem

- It is hard to charge their phones, or other gadgets, once it runs out of battery outside with no avaliable output

- Besides Obama's movements for alternative energy, we are also increasing global awareness in our community

 

Solution

- To increase global warming awareness by using an alternative power source

- An accessible spot to charge phones and gadgets out in the street by USB

 


Concepts

- Global Warming Awareness

- Using solar energy to charge gadgets while resting

- Emergency charging for sudden dead batteries 


Modules

- Alternative Energy

         The knowledge of global warming, volt meters, and solar panels.

- Fab Lab

          The creation of the tangible sun model.

- GIMP

          Designed the Sun model and made a brief info card prior to the project


Update History

7/20

- Added capicator to the circuit 

- Made sun model with Fab Lab

Current Problem: Determining a switch maker for charging the gadget and charging the capicator

Temporary solution: Cast a shadow to trigger the switch

- Current Problem: Wires keeps disconnecting

Solution: Get longer wires

7/21

- Re-wired the solar panels; made wires longer

- Re-sized images

- Added new images


Photos

 

 

 

 

 


Design

Sun with attaching solar panels on the front with optinal windmill.


Materials for Solar Powered Parts

- wires

 

- transistor

 

- capacitor

 

- 4 solar panels

 

- female USB port

 

 


Info on USB rechargeable gadgets

 

Ipod Nano 1st Gen

5V     450mAh     .45A

(image here)

Notes: It charges but it is not stable.

 

Ipod Touch 2nd Gen

5V     750mAh     .75A

 

 

Ipod Shuffle 2nd gen

3.7V   100mAh     .1A

 tt

 

 

Sony Ericcson S500i

3.6V   930mAh     .93A

 

 

Motorola RIZR Z3

3.7V   700mAh     .7A


Goals

- Make a microcontroller to station the USB port

- Design and create global warming awareness board incoporating solar panels


Problems Encountered

- Four solar panels are not emitting enough amperage to charge a gadget at least over than 450mAh

- In need of a capacitor as it is vital to the project

- Figuring out how to make the solar powered charger to be detachable for any staionary unit (bench, fence, tree, etc)


Needed Materials

- clear acrylic

- plexi glass?

- one 5v capicitor

- black acrylic paint

- microchip made with modela

- prepared shopbot

- paint brushes

- heat shrinkers [from radio shack]

- 24 gauge wires [from radio shack]


References

http://www.awea.org/faq/basicop.html

http://www.milliamp.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8483

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Charge-Any-USB-Device-by-Riding-Your-Bike/

 

 

 

 

 

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