SOLAR BANK

ZZZE3012 WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION I PROJECT PROPOSAL SOLAR BANK PORTABLE CHARGER RAISAH BINTI AHMAD SAMAWE A149191 NUR SAKINAH BINTI ISHAK A149706 WAN NURSYAFFIQ BIN WAN MAHAMOOD A149670 MOHAMAD AZWAN BIN HALIM A148647 Introduction Solar power is one of the widely available energy sources. It has been in focus worldwide and solar installations of capacities in megawatts order are reality today. The efficiency of the solar panels remains low even today and the requirement of ensuring highest efficiency outside the panel remains stringent. Thanks to this, several techniques have been deployed to harness the maximum energy, Maximum Power point tracking being one of them. Solar power is the practical add-on to the existing sources of energy. It effectively supplements the current sources of energy. With intelligent designs, the solar cells can be integrated into the final consumer electronic or portable devices. This reduces the dependence of recharging these with the electricity, thus making this ideal choice for the locations where electricity may not be actually available. The solar panels are costly today but their costs are coming down to affordable levels. Also many a times the government aids are available especially for the remote areas. With the solar panels being available in various form factors, a range of consumer electronic devices making use of the solar panels are making entry into the market place and it is expected that this trend would continue in the future. As of now there are speakers, earphones, calculators and other small power consuming devices already available. The trend is to integrate the solar power in the small form factor that enhances the battery life and acts as an additional source of energy to supplement the battery power from other sources. As the efficiency of the solar panels and conversion would become better, a lesser area would be able to generate more energy and eventually the solar charging may become the sole energy source in many consumer devices. The idea of optimizing available solar power through MPPT is used by ST for varying power needs. Consumer electronic devices typically need few watts and many of these devices/gadgets now use USB port for charging. The standardization to USB voltage presents opportunity to design more and more chargers that conform to this form factor and voltage requirements. Solar charging is slow and this presents another challenge of keeping the devices in the sunlight (daytime). This may not be always practical and hence there is a need to have battery backup solutions. In this article, we present ST’s solution to address these requirements. ST has integrated low power MPPT directly inside the device SPV1040. This device is designed to address the consumer electronic devices and with very few additional components, circuits for direct charging of the devices or the battery pack can be realized. Solar USB chargers can be used to charge gadgets like mobiles, PMP; PDA’s & even e-book readers or any other devices that use a USB or mini USB interface. It can be especially useful during Conferences/ All Day meetings Camping trip Natural Disaster No access to power outlet Power Bank Portable Power Banks are comprised of a special battery in a special case with a special circuit to control power flow. They allow you to store electrical energy (deposit it in the bank) and then later use it to charge up a mobile device (withdraw it from the bank). Power Banks have become increasingly popular as the battery life of our beloved phones, tablets and portable media players is outstripped by the amount of time we spend using them each day. By keeping a battery backup close by, you can top-up your device(s) while far from a wall outlet. How it works? Depending on the capacity of the Power Bank and its current charge level, it can take quite a while to fill up. For example, a 1500mAh rated Power Bank should take about the same time as your typical smartphone to charge. For larger banks, this time can be doubled, tripled or quadrupled. Most Power Banks have both an LED indicator to show when they are at capacity, and a safety cut-off to prevent overcharging and overheating. How long the power bank last? Two important life expectancies to consider: 1. The number of charge/discharge cycles a Power Bank can reliably perform in its lifetime. 2. How long a Power Bank can retain its charge when not in use. The answer to point one can differ between models of Power Bank, their internal components and the quality of their manufacturing. Better and more expensive Power Banks can last longer, while smaller and cheaper units may fall short depending on their treatment. Power Banks are generally not used daily, so they often last much longer than 18 months in real-world usage patterns. Solar Power Solar power is produced by collecting sunlight and converting it into electricity. This is done by using solar panels, which are large flat panels made up of many individual solar cells. It is most often used in remote locations, although it is becoming more popular in urban areas as well. This page contains articles that explore advances in solar energy technology. How does a solar cell turn sunlight into electricity? In a crystal, the bonds [between silicon atoms] are made of electrons that are shared between all of the atoms of the crystal. The light gets absorbed, and one of the electrons that's in one of the bonds gets excited up to a higher energy level and can move around more freely than when it was bound. That electron can then move around the crystal freely, and we can get a current. Example of product with solar panel: 1. Solar-powered Portable Fan A portable solar-powered fan is very useful especially if you are traveling during summer or in hot places wherein electricity is not available. This can also be used at home if there is a blackout or a brownout. 2. Solar Cooker Sun Oven Solar-powered cooker is ideal for camping and cooking foods outdoors. It has a spill-proof elevator which helps you avoid food spilling, built-in thermometer, and self-contained focusing leg. Objective Problem Statement of power bank Portable power banks are batteries themselves and will also need charging. Besides your smartphone, your tablet, laptop, you might even have portable Wi-Fi, do you really want to add a power bank to the list of things you need to plug in to a wall at the end of a day? Too many wires. Having a power bank is also having a means at preventing something you do not like, which here is letting your battery drain. Some people have the tendency to plug smartphones into power banks even when the batteries do not need re-charging yet and with prolonged excessive use, this could actually lead to making the smartphones battery life run shorter than it already did. Scope Travellers Travellers will use our Foldable solar charger which can be easily attached on a backpack during a trek or fixed on a tent while it charges your mobile phone or other personal electronic device directly. Entrepreneurs and managers Entrepreneurs and managers will be safe and independent with our practical and fashionable and practical Solar briefcase where it is enough space. Professional drivers Professional drivers appreciate middle- sized and incredibly powerful Foldable solar charger that will provide enough power for their mobile phone. The suction cups can be used to fix on the car windshield and charge while a car is parked or it can be simply placed under the car windshield to charge. Scholars and students Fashionable Solar briefcase makes your studies easier since it keeps your personal devices like iPad or iPhone charged all the time enabling to create your documents wherever you need, in a park or on a beach. Action Plan Product description The first rain-resistant &shock-proof portable solar charger on the planet; Solar energy technology, environmental friendly and could recharge itself under sunshine for emergency purpose when outside Shock-proof feature ensures the device working properly even it crashes or drops. Compact, portable & stylish design; Easily fits into your bag to provide instant power; Football grain design has anti-skid protecting effect ; Perfect for long flights, road trips, hiking, camping or whenever you need to charge your mobile devices wherever you are. Grade A cell, High Capacity, Build-in 120000mAh Lithium Polymer battery which charges via a powerful 1.2W monocrystalline solar panel ;2.1A output allows for simultaneous charging of your devices at high speed Anti-explosion, lightweight, compact and reliable, 1000+ recharge cycles over the life of the battery. The LED flashlight works perfectly in darkness, especially for emergency. Just press the button twice, the LED will light up ; 4 LED status of charge indicators indicate the charging and discharging process. Li-Polymer battery, one of the safest battery in the world, which are not possible to explode even over-heated. Competition The comsoon’s company have come out with the similar product as us. Comsoon 12000mAh Solar Charger The efficiency of energy transformation from solar to electric energy is really low， even in a perfect laboratory condition, the transformation efficiency just 30%. When it used in outdoor, it also affected by the weather, the location or others factors. So the solar panel is not good as first choose to recharging. We suggest you recharge it via wall charger at the beginning, to make the power battery fully activated. It's a usefull tool for camping or other outdoor activities. It's a good solar power bank and also a good LED flash light or a camping light. And the flashing light mood can be used as SOS Compatible with most 5V USB-charged devices, 8000mAh could charge an iPhone thrice, or a large capacity smartphone twice, or an iPad. Build-in Lithium Polymer battery cells: anti-explosion, lightweight, compact and reliable. Long lifespan with more than 500 recharging times. 2 years warranty. Unique selling proposition Flexibility:  Plug it into the wall to charge and take with you - or - If you're in an emergency situation, utilize the solar panel feature to charge the internal battery of the charger. Includes dual USB Charging Ports. Captures light from the sun efficiently to provide endless power to your devices High Quality:  The best environmentally friendly silicone protects from rain, dirt, and shock/drops. It uses lithium polymer batteries with 12000 mAh. Equipped with over-charge protection system. Over 1000+ recharge lifecycle.  Best Design:  Compact size design for portability, with the free hook, you may just hang it on your bagpack when outdoors. Rain/Dirt/Shockproof feature protects the device from damaging.  Free Accessories:  Comes with extras such as a USB to microUSB cable, and a carabiner.  Environment Friendly:  Captures more sunlight and converts this light into energy more efficiently, provide endless juice for your devices, completely replacing pollutional battery pack to protect environment.  Target Customer A smartphone is a cellular telephone with an integrated computer and other features not originally associated with telephones, such as an operating system, Web browsing and the ability to run software applications. Target customer for our product is actually for all range of ages that usually using smartphone. Day by day, the amount of people that using smartphone increasing. As we all know, if we always using the smartphone for the internet usage it will drain more battery energy compare to normal usage. Using our products will counter this problem. Marketing Plan A marketing plan explains how to put your strategy into action. It will set marketing budgets and deadlines, but it will also tell you how you're going to talk to your target customers whether that's through advertising, networking, going to trade shows, direct marketing, and so on. The plan that we going to use is advertising and networking. For advertising, we going to advertise it through television and radio. It is one of the best marketing plan. For networking, we going to develop official website for our company and promote our products in the website. When we launch our official website, we going to make a promotion price for our product. The first ten customers that buy our products through our official website will get special price for the products. We also going to put our products on others websites such as ebay.com, mudah.com and lelong.com. All of those website is the best platform for online marketing. Solar Bank Portable Charger