Solar Charger - Archives

• A Prototype Versatile, Environmentally Friendly Solar-Powered Mobile Power Source
  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation has just completed development of a prototype solar-powered mobile power source that provides a 'clean' high-power output for supplying mobile devices by means of a single solar cell.
  Author: Paul Grider - Date: July 21, 2004



• Arotech's Battery Division Launches Forward Field Charger
  Arotech Corporation, announced today that its Battery and Power Systems Division will introduce its new Forward Field Charger at the 41st Power Sources Conference in Philadelphia, PA, on June 14. The Forward Field Charger provides total energy independence for the dismounted soldier by allowing him to use multiple sources for charging his batteries.
  Author: Paul Grider - Date: July 21, 2004



• Company debuts solar powered jacket; charge your iPod on-the-go
  ICP Solar Technologies Inc., the world's largest developer of solar products for consumers, and SCOTTeVEST LLC, the leading Technology Enabled Clothing company, unveiled the first solar power jacket prototypes designed to allow wearers to carry, connect and charge their portable digital devices, such as Apple's iPod, at the 2004 International CES
  Author: Mark Barnett - Date: July 20, 2004



• Custom-designed NiMH battery chargers for field use
  A three-channel charger for fast charging three 24V NiMH batteries has been custom designed by Lawtronics. The Kent-based charger specialists were asked by Instro Precision to develop a charger unit powered from a motor vehicle that could simultaneously charge three military specification NiMH batteries.
  Author: Edgar Wittal - Date: July 20, 2004



• Erskine launches switch-tripping battery charger
  Erskine Systems Limited, the leading UK designer and manufacturer of battery based AC and DC power systems, and subsidiary of global electronics manufacturing company TT electronics plc, announces the launch of its new range of industrial ‘Switch Tripping’ battery chargers.
  Author: Edgar Wittal - Date: July 20, 2004



• Jessops Launches New Battery Charger
  Jessops, the UK’s leading photographic retailer, has launched a new Ni-MH & NiCd battery charger kit.
  Author: Edgar Wittal - Date: July 20, 2004



• LEDtronics introduces the SolarLED-3 Solar-Powered Lantern
  LEDtronics introduces the SolarLED-3 Solar-Powered Lantern, the newest addition to their lineup of solar-powered Light Emitting Diode products. The SolarLED-3 lantern uses sunlight to power a low-intensity LED lamp that provides light for up to 55 hours on a fully charged battery.
  Author: Mark Barnett - Date: July 20, 2004



• Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX1870A, a multichemistry battery-charger IC
  Maxim Integrated Products, introduces the MAX1870A, a multichemistry battery-charger IC that operates with supply voltages above and below the output voltage.
  Author: Curtis Moran - Date: July 20, 2004



• Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX8724, a highly integrated, accurate, and efficient battery-charger
  Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX8724, a highly integrated, accurate, and efficient battery-charger IC for notebook and subnotebook computers.
  Author: Peter Latta - Date: July 20, 2004



• PowerEx Reinvents Worldwide Speed, Portability and Efficiency in the Charging Industry
  Maha Energy Corp., maker of PowerEx rechargeable batteries and chargers, is pleased to announce one of the market’s lightest and fastest charger: The MH-C204W One Hour Worldwide Travel Conditioning Charger.
  Author: Peter Latta - Date: July 20, 2004



• PowerEx Reinvents Worldwide Speed, Portability and Efficiency in the Charging Industry
  Maha Energy Corp., maker of PowerEx rechargeable batteries and chargers, is pleased to announce one of the market’s lightest and fastest charger: The MHC204W One Hour Worldwide Travel Conditioning Charger.
  Author: Curtis Moran - Date: July 20, 2004



• Semtech Launches Miniature Battery Charger ICs with Redundant Charge Termination
  Semtech Corp., a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for communications, portable devices, computers, and industrial equipment, today announced availability of the SC802 series of Lithium-ion/Lithium-polymer battery charger ICs.
  Author: Edgar Wittal - Date: July 20, 2004



• SunPower Introduces High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Modules
  SunPower Corporation, a Cypress subsidiary, today announced the debut of its new solar-power product line, the first mass-produced photovoltaic modules utilizing SunPower’s breakthrough all-back-contact solar cells.
  Author: Mark Barnett - Date: July 20, 2004



• Uni-Solar Ovonic Receives Order for 2.4 Megawatt of Flexible Thin-Film Solar Products from Solar Integrated Technologies
  United Solar Ovonic LLC, the world leader in thin-film amorphous silicon solar technology and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., today announced the shipment of 500 kW of its flexible thin-film solar products to Solar Integrated Technologies, a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of integrated flexible photovoltaic roofing systems for commercial and industrial buildings.
  Author: Mark Barnett - Date: July 20, 2004



• Lenmar delivers highest NiMH AA battery power
  Lenmar Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, battery chargers and accessories for consumer electronics, has announced a new milestone for high performance nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) AA batteries. The NoMEM PRO® series now features AA batteries with an industry-leading capacity rating of 2300mAh.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 14, 2004



• Solar Dynamics announces line of solar-powered trickle chargers
  Solar Dynamics, Inc., a manufacturer of portable solar power systems for remote, off grid applications, announced today the availability of the SDI-TC line of thin-film solar modules for trickle charging batteries and powering hand held electronic devices. "The SDI line of compact solar modules provides safe, reliable battery charging and powering using power from the sun," said Andrew Marsh, President of Solar Dynamics.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 14, 2004



• TDK markets a lead-free optical sensor for visible light that incorporates
  TDK Corporation has announced today that it has developed an optical sensor for visible light that incorporates the use of an amorphous silicon semiconductor.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 14, 2004



• ICP Global Technologies signs exclusive deal with Global Solar Energy Inc.
  ICP Global Technologies, the world's largest manufacturer of solar products for consumers, signed an exclusive licensing agreement on February 21st with Global Solar, a pioneer in the development of next-generation flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar cells. The licensing agreement includes international rights for the exclusive use of Global Solar's technology for varied solar products.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 13, 2004



• Luxury watchwinder provides storage
  ORBITA’S top-of-the-line Ascona Quattro combines in one elegant unit, a four head automatic watchwinder together with an eight-watch storage drawer. The case, handcrafted in Switzerland, is covered in brown or green calfskin with 24-karat gold accents. The full case interiors are padded with luxurious NAROKA suede lining in matching colors. The case features unique “gull-wing” doors that open easily to reveal the four-head watchwinder within, facilitating loading and unloading.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 13, 2004



• Industry's first lithium ion battery charge controller
  Designed for charge and end-of-charge control of rechargeable Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, the new LM3420 controller is now being introduced by National Semiconductor Corporation. This product, an example of National's innovative technologies for shaping information, can be used in a variety of battery charging approaches including, linear charging, switching charging, or isolated high efficiency switching charging.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 9, 2004



• BCIT grads harness solar power to help improve landmine removal
  It's simple. It's durable. It runs on solar power. And it could play a part in addressing one of the most pressing problems in war-torn countries: removing old landmines. A team from the B.C. Institute of Technology has designed a cheap and rugged solar battery charger for landmine detectors, a system that promises to make it more efficient to locate the deadly devices.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 8, 2004



• Wired, the magazine of high-tech professionals, has rated C. Crane Company's QuickCharger™ Battery Charger "First Class"
  C. Crane Company, a leader in the electronics industry, is proud to announce that the QuickCharger battery charger is rated "First Class" in the June issue of Wired magazine. The QuickCharger is singled out not only as the fastest, but also as the only charger tested that fully charged all of the new, ultra-high capacity Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium batteries.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 8, 2004



• World’s fastest battery charger line brings Lenmar
  Lenmar Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, battery chargers and accessories for consumer electronics, today announced that its award-winning Mach 1® SpeedCharger™ line has been honored for the second year in a row with the prestigious CES Innovations Award. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) presents the Best of Innovations Awards to the most highly honored products in all facets of the consumer technology industry.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 8, 2004



• The Battery Charger, The Only Way To Give Your Batteries A New Lease On Life
  We rely on many products in the course of our days that would be useless without batteries. We live in a portable world and a battery charger is often our best friend. Most equipment that requires batteries can accommodate rechargeable batteries. When these rechargeable batteries run low on power, they can be recharged on a battery charger. This is an additional piece of hard wear that is usually purchased separately from the batteries. They can be purchased to provide a charge for many different sizes of battery or be specific for one size only. It is advised to have two sets of batteries for any product you may have using rechargeable batteries. This allows you to instantly replace exhausted batteries without waiting for them to recharge.
  Author: Laurie Simpson - Date: February 12, 2006