Samsung develops cell phone fuel cell charger

Iria · Nov 28, 2006, 09:19 PM

Source: TG Daily
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Seoul (Korea) - Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology has developed a fuel cell that can charge a mobile phone in a few hours. The small 180g cell generates 2 watts of power from combining hydrogen, methanol and air. Researchers say test units have successfully charged phones 200 times in a row.

The Samsung fuel cell can charge a completely drained phone in two hours with a single 10 cc methanol refill cartridge. Each cartridge is good for two recharges and will probably cost slightly more than $1 USD each, which makes it competitive with paid phone charging stations commonly seen in Asia. A typical charging station costs around a dollar and takes four hours to charge a phone.

Nov 28, 2006, 09:19 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Samsung develops cell phone fuel cell charger Source: TG Daily ________ Seoul (Korea) - Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology has developed a fuel cell that can charge a mobile phone in a few hours. The small 180g cell generates 2 watts of power from combining hydrogen, methanol and air. Researchers say test units have successfully charged phones 200 times in a row. The Samsung fuel cell can charge a completely drained phone in two hours with a single 10 cc methanol refill cartridge. Each cartridge is good for two recharges and will probably cost slightly more than $1 USD each, which makes it competitive with paid phone charging stations commonly seen in Asia. A typical charging station costs around a dollar and takes four hours to charge a phone.