2012年8月23日星期四

ReadySet Solar Charger Successful In Africa Now Headed To US

Want renewable energy in a small, portable package? Then the ReadySet solar charger by Fenix International may be the closest thing to a perfect on-the-go kit for anyone excited about solar power. The charger was initially developed to help rural people in Africa power their cell phones, but recently it closed out a Kickstarter campaign in which the project earned over 5 times the funding target. It may not be able to power your house, but this kit just might be the thing to charge up all your electronics in a way that makes you feel good about your carbon footprint.

The key components of the ReadySet kit are a modest solar panel and a battery. The 15 Watt monocrystalline solar panel is weatherproof and waterproof, and its size makes it portable enough to set up pretty much anywhere. The battery can store 54 Watt-hours of energy  enough to provide 10 iPhone charges or power an iPad for 12 hours. On the front are two 12V cigarette ports and two 5V USB ports, allowing for a variety of devices to be plugged in. On the back of the battery are standard positive and negative terminals.

Additionally, the kit comes with a 3V LED light and a USB universal adapter that can charge any 3.The fabric flowers are not only easy to make, making it will also bring you and your friends closer.7V lithium battery.With the solar panel, the battery can be charged in 6 hours, but an AC adapter included in the kit allows the battery to be plugged into an outlet, if tapping into the grid was warranted. Additionally, Fenix sells a separate bicycle adapter called the Velo that can provide enough energy to charge one mobile phone in under 10 minutes of pedaling. The company also is working on a micro-wind power option.

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