Project Proposal

QUICK-CHARGE ALTERNATE CELL PHONE ENERGY SOURCE

Saurabh Gupta Veena Valluri

Brandon Vehrs
I. INTRODUCTION Quick-charge temporary cell phone energy source
We selected Quick-charge alternate cell phone energy source from the listing of projects by Jonathan Kimball. This project seemed very exciting to us since we are avid cell phone users and we have been through experiences when our batteries died out on us and we did not have our chargers handy. There were several instances when we just needed it for a couple of minutes, for example, to check a phone number only on our cell phone. We discussed the possibilities with Kimball about building this alternate energy source. Project Goals: To successfully build a sturdy alternate source of energy as a backup for cell phones have just run out of battery. Benefits: Should not require more than 4 minutes of cranking and should provide 3-8 minutes of power. More efficient than similar systems operated using solar energy. Emergency access in situations such as hurricanes, airplane crashes when there is an electrical outage, and therefore the possible use of a charger is eliminated, this alternate charger will come in handy. Easy to carry.

Features: Will use mechanical energy (cranking effort) to charge up the cell phone battery. Compatibility with the battery used. Can be used both indoors and outdoors.

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DESIGN:

Block Diagram:

Mechanical Work by cranking

Spring

Cell phone

Power generator

dc to dc converter

Battery

Block Descriptions: Mechanical Work: The user rotates the handle attached to the turbine for about 3 minutes to extend the spring. Spring: The deformed spring stores potential energy, and when it unwinds, it rotates the shaft attached to it. Power Generator: The shaft attached to the spring rotates the motor as the spring unwinds. As the motor rotates, it generates 5-6 volts of power and provides it to the dc-to-dc converter.

DC-to-DC converter: The output of the generator does not necessarily match the battery requirements. In order to meet these requirements, we will design a dc-to-dc converter, and its output will be connected to the battery. Battery: We will use a 3.7 V Li-ion battery (Model # BEX1099SE). Phone: We will use an old Samsung phone (S105).

Performance requirements: The cell phone being used in this project is Samsung Model SGH-S105. According to the specifications of the cell phone, 1minute of talking time on the cell phone corresponds to 40 minutes of stand-by time. For a successful experiment, we will be happy with the following performances of our setup: 1. Cranking of the hand crank should take approximately 3 minutes or so. 2. The power generated from the cranking should last at least 3 minutes of talking or 3 x 40 min (according to the cell phone specifications) = 2 hours.

III.

VERIFICATION:

Testing procedure: Measure voltage and current of the power generator to assess the power output using P = V x I. Make sure the dc-dc converter works for a variety of crank lengths and outputs the proper voltage and current (5V - 0.7 A). Cranking for different amounts of time and observing the battery life. Effect of crank speed for the same amount of time on the performance of the alternate charger. Effect of cranking while cell phone in use. Effect of dropping our alternate charger on its performance.

Tolerance Analysis: Our main component of the block diagram is the dc-dc generator. Ideally, we would like our alternate charger to work in normally operating conditions of the cell phone such as temperature and humidity because the alternate charger has to be working only when the cell phone is working correctly. We would like our alternate charger to work even when it is dropped from normal cell phone use height (ear to floor distance ~ 2 meters).

IV.

COST AND SCHEDULE:

Cost Analysis: 1. LABOR: 3 persons x ($80/hour x 2.5 x 100 hours) = $ 60000 2. PARTS: Crank, spring and Power Generator ~ $15 Dc to dc converter: Voltage regulator: $0.29 2 resistors: $1.00 1 variable resistor: $3.00 diode: $0.50 3 capacitors: $2.00 Wires ~ negligible Battery $29.50 Cell phone $300 Total Parts Cost: $ 351.29 Total Cost = Cost (LABOUR + PARTS) = $ 60000 + $ 351.29 = $ 60351.29

Schedule: Design Schedule Week 1 Week 2 Task Team Write Proposal (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Research Parts, Order parts Power generator Brandon Dc-dc converter Saurabh Mechanical crank & Spring - Veena Design Review ( Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Additional Research on Parts, Order any remaining parts, Modify dc-dc converter (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Continue building dc-dc converter (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Finish building dc-dc converter. (Saurabh, Veena) Check for compatibility between power generator and dcdc converter. (Brandon) Begin testing components (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Finish building remaining individual components (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Mock-Up Demo, Continue Testing, Begin System Integration (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Continue with system integration and testing (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Finish integration and testing, start final report (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Thanksgiving break. Work on individual parts of the Final Report by division (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Demo and Presentation (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena) Submit final paper and lab notebooks, checkout (Brandon, Saurabh, Veena)

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