Window "plug" captures solar energy to recharge electronic items
Portable solar charger is not yet available for sale
Finding ways to recharge electronic devices in a non-traditional way is a trend among designers who think of solutions for everyday life related to sustainability. The transformation of kinetic energy or solar energy into electricity is among the most practical and functional possibilities (see more here and here), but the new concept by designers Kyuho Song and Boa Oh promises to surpass expectations.
The "Solar Window Socket" is a flat appliance with a socket plug on one side and a clear plastic suction plate on the other. This board contains a solar energy receiver. The device is a kind of portable solar charger. Thus, all you have to do is "plug" the device into a window in your home, car or workplace where the sun's rays have a strong incidence to charge it (the total time for charging is five to eight hours).
The device itself already contains a solar-to-electricity converter. After fully charging, simply plug your electronic item into the device's socket to complete the transfer of energy, which is stored for up to ten hours after exposing the "Window Socket" to the sun's rays.
The total storage capacity is 1000 milliampere-hour (mAh) and there is a device that releases or retains the passage of energy, preventing waste after capture.
The creators are trying to solve certain technical problems to make it possible to produce the item on a large scale. According to Kyuho Song, energy use and storage time are still not efficient. However, he claims that the solution is close to being reached and the project is possible. Check out some more images of the concept:
