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Fire and Water Can Both Helps You Charge Your Battery

27 Nov 2013
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There are times and situations when we fail to get our batteries charge, Blackout, storm,  camping or in a remote village it can happen anywhere, any time. Therefore many new developments are taking place to eliminate this problem. There are several research groups which are developing many new off-grid methods of charging, I found this two gadgets, which are ready, and soon to be marketed.
Two kickstarter project, aiming to provide battery charging facility for your phone.

 1. FlameStower



This clever  gadget makes use of  campfire/gas-stove/naked flame heat, to produce power which can be used to charge your phone  or other USB-charged device.
The best part of it is that, it is much easier to carry, and fits easily in your Backpack.


•It has a max power output of 3W .
•It produces an average output of 2W, which its makers say can yield between 2 to 4 minutes of phone talk-time per minute of charge.
•It produces electricity using its Thermometric Generator, which is basically use the difference between the temperature.
•Therefore apart from heat, you need water too, cold is better! so that, the difference between the temperatures are more.

The team is working to provide a additional storing facility. You can order your own flamestover right now.


2.Hydrobee


Now, its water, as "Hydro" in the name suggest.
its consists of a tiny hydropowered turbine sited in a can with rechargeable batteries and waterproofed electronics, and a USB 2.0 port
It can be used in two ways:

1. When wearing its ‘Stream Body’ It  can be placed in a river or dragged behind a boat — so long as the water is flowing faster than 1.8m/s (4mph) — and two to four hours later its battery will be fully charged.

2. smaller inner unit can also be attached directly to a flowing faucet or hose to charge — so could be used as a back-up power generator for your phone during a power outage (so long as your taps don’t require electricity to pump the water to them).

Once Hydrobee’s battery are charged, you can then plug in a USB device to charge it .

•The internal batteries are 6 x 1.2V AA NiMH rechargeable cells of 2,500 mAh capacity, yielding a total of 15,000 mAh.

•The campaign is looking to raise $48,000 in crowdfunding, with 13 days left to run. If it hits its funding target, Hydrobees will be shipped to backers next March.

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There are times and situations when we fail to get our batteries charge, Blackout, storm,  camping or in a remote village it can happen anywhere, any time. Therefore many new developments are taking place to eliminate this problem. There are several research groups which are developing many new off-grid methods of charging, I found this two gadgets, which are ready, and soon to be marketed. Two kickstarter project, aiming to provide battery charging facility for your phone.  1. FlameStower This clever  gadget makes use of  campfire/gas-stove/naked flame heat, to produce power which can be used to charge your phone  or other USB-charged device. The best part of it is that, it is much easier to carry, and fits easily in your Backpack. •It has a max power output of 3W . •It produces an average output of 2W, which its makers say can yield between 2 to 4 minutes of phone talk-time per minute of charge. •It produces electricity using its Thermometric Generator, which is basically use the difference between the temperature. •Therefore apart from heat, you need water too, cold is better! so that, the difference between the temperatures are more. The team is working to provide a additional storing facility. You can order your own flamestover right now. 2.Hydrobee Now, its water, as "Hydro" in the name suggest. its consists of a tiny hydropowered turbine sited in a can with rechargeable batteries and waterproofed electronics, and a USB 2.0 port It can be used in two ways: 1. When wearing its ‘Stream Body’ It  can be placed in a river or dragged behind a boat — so long as the water is flowing faster than 1.8m/s (4mph) — and two to four hours later its battery will be fully charged. 2. smaller inner unit can also be attached directly to a flowing faucet or hose to charge — so could be used as a back-up power generator for your phone during a power outage (so long as your taps don’t require electricity to pump the water to them). Once Hydrobee’s battery are charged, you can then plug in a USB device to charge it . •The internal batteries are 6 x 1.2V AA NiMH rechargeable cells of 2,500 mAh capacity, yielding a total of 15,000 mAh. •The campaign is looking to raise $48,000 in crowdfunding, with 13 days left to run. If it hits its funding target, Hydrobees will be shipped to backers next March.