This website provides all documentation and status reports that we have accrued throughout the year.
What is the Solar Charger?
Virtually everyone today carries a mobile phone. Recent developments have allowed for the use of cell phones for almost anything, from displaying maps to playing games. Although cell phone technology is more advanced than ever, modern cell phones still have limitations. Cell phone batteries only last for a few days at most under constant use. Signal can be severely reduced in areas far from service towers. These limitations aren’t much of an issue in most residential areas, but your cell phone can be rendered useless when you are lost in a forest without any charge. We hope to remedy these issues with a device specifically geared to emergency situations. Our device should provide power and information necessary to aid someone dealing with a nature emergency. Our system, the “Solar Charger”, is a small, portable power station, equipped with several features particularly useful in emergency situations.Problem Statement and Proposed Solution
We seek to solve the problems of relatively limited battery life of today's smartphones, limited availability of AC electricity from a typical wall charger, and other problems that arise in emergency situations. Cell phones are especially important in situations such as emergencies, road trips, hiking, blackouts, etc., and access to a renewable and sustainable charging source in these situations would prove to be very valuable. In addition to the problem of limited battery life, we plan on addressing other problems that could arise in emergency situations such as knowing the date, time, and access to an AM/FM radio.Meet the Solar Charger Team!
