Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Mindset runs with solar roof

Mindset runs with solar roof


Mindset runs with solar roof


The Swiss company has developed with the same mindset electric vehicle fast sports car which has a solar roof. The car weighs less than a ton and comes to a top speed of 140 km / h. In just 7 seconds, he creates a speed of 0 to 100 km / h. For power supply a 70 kilowatt electric motor with lithium-ion battery has been installed. With one charge of Mindset is according to the manufacturer about 200 miles before it needs refilled with new energy into an electrical outlet needs.


Because the glass roof consists in part of the solar electric sports car, however, can certainly go longer distances than 200 kilometers. The vehicle was equipped with gas, brake pedal and an energy recovery. When stepped on the third pedal is a battery charge and it is recovered energy. As a special feature, the mindset will be charged even without power but only when the sun is shining.


The solar cells charge the electric vehicle with sunlight to practically free. If the battery is rapidly charged for it, the "Internal-combustion engine can be turned on. Under the current planning year, 10,000 units are being built but is currently the company looking for an investor to deal with the mindset to go into mass production to. The purchase price is estimated that by probably lie at 30,000 and 50,000 and therefore should not the electric sports car to be affordable for everybody woman.


Mitsubishi: increased capacity for electric vehicle


The Japanese automaker Mitsubishi is planning to media reports, an increase in production capacity of its electric car model with the unusual name "i MiEV" in 2011. The capacity will be doubled from 10,000 to 20,000 vehicles per year. Actually, the production capacity will be expanded this year from 2,000 to 4,000 units but since 2000 there are now pre-orders from business customers was probably now decided to increase production capacity significantly. Next year, the electric vehicle from individual consumers to be acquired.


In addition, starting in 2010 the electric car on an OEM basis to the French car manufacturer Peugeot shipped. Under a cooperation agreement with the lithium battery maker Energy Japan, Mitsubishi and GS Yuasa Corporation, the company will be set up next year a second production line for batteries. Every year, the factory now instead of 2,500 Shiga 5.0000 batteries from the tape and run with greater efficiency, a further 1000-2000 batteries are manufactured.


In Canada, the Mitsubishi "i MiEV" is introduced. A vehicle will be integrated into the fleet of the energy company BC Hydro Company of Vancouver. According to the plans of the Mayor to Vancouver to be the greenest city in the world and the introduction of the Japanese electric car model is an important part of implementation.


Karmann developed electric car


The insolvent manufacturer Karmann convertible operates according to a report in the newspaper "Welt am Sonntag" on developing an electric car. Is this the electric sports sedan, the E3 to a range of 150 kilometers and has to have a top speed of 140 mph.


The electric vehicle is not only for city driving but also long distances as they are designed to take commuters. Unlike the competition, the battery is installed in the subsoil. The environmentally friendly vehicle is made on behalf of the Oldenburg-based energy company EWE and October, six prototypes of the production line. At the Hannover Fair in about two weeks, the sports sedan E3 presented to the public.


The convertible manufacturer Karmann had made last Wednesday to file for bankruptcy because of an impending bankruptcy. The international automotive crisis and the sociality plan cost the company says are responsible for the step in the bankruptcy. Around 3470 people are employed by Karmann and would lose their jobs in an insolvency. Customer satisfaction and the reputation of the manufacturer are high. Therefore, the insolvency administrator is optimistic to find an investor. The amount of the financial needs of the prestigious company is not known. The company is to be preserved and the development of electric sports sedan E3 would help Karmann and thus to save the jobs.



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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Review, @laptopsbattery.us blog

Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Review, @laptopsbattery.us blog


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ThinkPad T61 14.1″ widescreen notebook


Important to note is that this review covers the 14.1″ widescreen version of the T61 series. As with any laptop model series, there are going to be widely varying configurations you can choose that will greatly affect system performance.


Specs:



  • Processor: Intel T7300 Core 2 Duo (2.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 4MB Cache)

  • Graphics: Intel GMA X3100

  • Operating System: Windows Vista Business

  • Display: WXGA+ 1440 x 900 (LG screen)

  • Hard Drive: 100GB 7200RPM (Seagate Momentus 7200.1)

  • Memory: 2GB (1GB x 1GB), up to 4GB max

  • Ports: 3 USB 2.0, 1 FireWire, Monitor out, modem, Ethernet, headphone out, microphone in

  • Slots: 1 PC Card Slot, 1 ExpressCard slot (optional media card reader and Smart Card reader)

  • Optical Drive: Ultra-slim Super-Multi Drive

  • Dimensions: 13.2″ x 9.3″ x 1.09 - 1.26″ (335mm x 237mm x 27.6 - 31.9mm)

  • Weight: 5.1lbs


The good: Internal roll cage protects LCD; 802.11n Wi-Fi for faster wireless throughput; very small A/C adaptor adds little to overall travel weight; Intel's Active Management Technology provides remote support.


The bad: New Centrino technology doesn't offer outsize performance gains.


The bottom line: Lenovo's 14-inch ThinkPad T61 shaves a few millimeters off the company's more mainstream R-series laptops, but still boasts the same, solid ThinkPad DNA along with IT-friendly features by way of Intel's new Centrino Pro platform.


Design and Build


The ThinkPad T61 is a premium product with a durable build, it is geared towards business users or simply those willing to pay a bit more to get something that won't fall apart after 1-year of use. For somebody that travels a lot or relies on their notebook to earn a livelihood, the build and reliability factor is probably more important than having the latest and greatest components inside.


The keyboard remains the same between the T61 and T60 — meaning it's once again excellent. The only difference is that now there's more room on the keyboard side areas since the notebook body is wider, the speakers have been relocated to this extra real estate. The keyboard is spill proof and has two drain holes to make sure if you do happen to spill your morning Starbucks coffee, the liquid is carried away from sensitive components and out through the bottom of the notebook.


The hard drive is protected within the magnesium roll cage and shock mounted. Even if your T61 is dropped the included Active Protection System (APS) software will work with the on board accelerometer to detect a fall situation and end hard drive activity to prevent data loss.


Screen


The new widescreen format screen for the 14.1″ T-series is either good, bad or somewhere in between depending on your personal preference. Lenovo will try and convince you widescreen offers more screen real estate and so it's better, the reality is the guys making the LCD screens are forcing it down the throats of the PC manufacturers because it's cheaper to make widescreen LCDs.


The particular screen I got is a WXGA+ resolution (1440 x 900). It provides easy viewing and you can fit a good amount on the screen, so no complaints on that front. The screen is crisp and there are no issues with graininess. The matte finish ensures there's little to no glare in office lighting situations.


Processor and Performance


The ThinkPad T61 now uses the Intel Centrino Duo (Santa Rosa) platform. You get a faster processor front side bus (800MHz), more processor cache (4MB) and an improved integrated graphics solution in the form of the Intel X3100. If all that talk is nonsense to you, then suffice it to say the T61 offers newer and better processing components than the T60. Will this performance be perceivable in helping to run MS Word faster? No of course not, but certain processor intensive tasks such as encoding video will be faster. And even if you won't be utilizing every ounce of processing power, just knowing the processor is faster and you're on top of the game is enough to make people like myself want to buy it.


Battery Life


14.1 standard screens and 15.4 widescreen + Lenovo ThinkPad T61(14-inch wide) Laptop Battery


lenovo thinkpad t61 battery, 14.1″ standard screens and 15.4″ widescreen + 14-inch wide lenovo t61 battery


One thing that's always a concern with a new platform is battery life. Reading the first reviews that came out about the T61 sounded like gloom and doom with reports of 2 hour battery life. It seems most of the initial reviews were done using very power hungry dedicated graphics solutions and with a 4-cell battery.


I had the opportunity to test a larger 6-cell battery on an integrated graphics system, and got 3 hours and 41 minutes of battery life under what I would deem normal usage. I was using the T61 with screen brightness set to half or lower, Vista battery optimized setting, wireless off to get this number. In a torture test, I set the screen brightness to top level, put in a DVD (Stargate) and played it until the battery hit 5% and the PC went to sleep – which happened after exactly 2 hours 15 minutes. I wouldn't call that bad, it'll get you through most movies.


The downside of a 6-cell battery is that it sticks out of the back (see pics) and weighs more, but I'm always be willing to carry a bit more weight for an extra hour of battery life. A positive comment that should be made is the power adapter is nice and small, it's actually the same size as the X60 ultraportable series adapter.


Keyboard / Touchpad / Pointing Stick


The ThinkPad T-series hasn't changed too much over time, and that's a good thing, there's no use changing something that's just right. The ThinkPad keyboard is one of, if not the best, notebook keyboards out there. There's zero flex, every key feels individual, every key has great travel/feedback and the keyboard is full-size.


The T61 has a pointing stick, I love using this and find it much easier than the provided touchpad — it makes it so you can move the cursor around the screen without having to lift your hand from the keys, a much faster and easier to control style of input. But the great thing is that if the pointing stick isn't your cup of tea then you've got the touchpad as well.


Wireless


The ThinkPad T61 uses the Intel 4965 wireless chip that offers 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless reception. All of your bases are covered there, and the greater range 802.11n offers is on the table if you have an 802.11n router. The range of the ThinkPad is theoretically greater now that the lid material has changed to plastic too. The antenna is run up through the lid for better reception you see, and the new lid material allows radio waves to reach the antenna more easily. I was only able to test up to 100-feet away from my NetGear WGR614 802.11g wireless router, which I despise for its bad performance and tendency to drop connections, but the T61 worked just fine with it and I never suffered a connection drop and throughput was consistently good.



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Friday, December 17, 2010

Justin IDF summit demonstrates the application of wireless power

Justin IDF summit demonstrates the application of wireless power


Imagine carrying a laptop into the airport or room, it no longer needs batteries, but give the battery. This is not a dream, August 22, 2008, Intel CTO Justin (Justin Rattner) in the current Intel Developer Forum to show the application of wireless power.



According to the Massachusetts Institute of principle raised by physicists, Intel researchers have been studying wireless resonant energy link (WREL) technology. Justin demonstrates without any plugs or wires to 60-watt light bulb lit the wonderful moment, fully meet the general notebook computer's power requirements.



According to reports, WREL's charm lies in its ability to secure, efficient wireless power. The technology relies on a set of strong coupled resonators, the principle is similar to a trained singer with a voice broken glass vibration. When faced with receiving resonator's natural frequency, energy will be effectively absorbed, the principle and the glass absorption consistent with its natural frequency of the sound energy the same.



If the technology can be achieved, then the laptop away from the transmitter resonator few feet away can charge the battery. While there are many engineering problems to be solved, but Intel researchers hope to find the final removal of mobile devices means a connection, and one day in the future to achieve the Intel platform, the wireless power supply.



Hubei Xiangfan Power Project


Datang stationed in Henan branch full-power project in Xiangfan, Hubei


August 5, Datang and Xiangfan City in Henan branch power projects signed strategic cooperation agreement. Group Vice President Yang, executive vice governor of Hubei Province, Li Xiansheng attended the signing ceremony.


Director of Planning and Development Corporation and the Xiangfan City Mayor Li Yin Li Xinhua, the two sides signed on behalf of the Group holding company in Xiangfan City in the development and construction of new hydropower stations and other new power projects set the strategic cooperation agreement.


Under the agreement, Henan Branch will actively make a new set of hydropower project in Xiangfan preparatory work, and strive to project approval in late 2008. At the same time, steadily carrying out other new and renewable energy projects in the preparatory work.


Deputy Secretary-General Office of the Government of Hubei Province Lu Yan base of Xiangfan City Deputy Mayor Shi really strong, deputy general manager of Henan Branch to pay, Chen Rong, attended the signing ceremony.


Prior to the signing ceremony, Yang met with Li Xiansheng. The two sides to develop power projects in Hubei Province to conduct talks.



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Friday, December 3, 2010

Micro fuel cell system

Micro fuel cell system


As the portable electronics market in recent years, the rapid development and create a huge battery market opportunities to both types of secondary batteries have certain restrictions, making micro fuel cell is high hopes. This article introduces the micro fuel cell the major trends, and the commercialization of technological bottlenecks and market considerations.


In recent years the rapid development of portable electronic products, including mobile phones, notebook computers, personal digital assistant (PDA), and even digital cameras and video camera, etc., creating a huge market and business opportunities; However, with product enhancements, the system for power higher demand, a small and light, continued longer battery power, would be consistent with the requirements of all consumers.


Micro fuel cell system development trends


Theoretically, the energy density of fuel cell lithium-ion batteries for five to ten times more (varies due to different systems), is technically up to three to five times; In addition, fuel cell without power charge, completely free from the burden of charging and limitations, fuel supply, instead of just a few seconds, providing great convenience for users. Therefore, micro fuel cells, the huge advantage of market incentives and features, is bound to greatly accelerate the development of relevant technologies mature.


Variety of fuel cells, micro portable system the most appropriate, including proton exchange membrane fuel cell (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell; PEMFC) and direct methanol fuel cells (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell; DMFC), always within this two room temperature operate with small size, light weight, convenient cell stack design and so on. Among them, the direct methanol fuel cell with liquid methanol as fuel, the volume energy density of about three to four times the liquid hydrogen, hydrogen storage and transportation of much convenience and security, and get easy, low cost, so more portable electronic products needs. In addition, the use of micro-reformer (Micro Reformer) to produce hydrogen fuel conversion of methanol, micro fuel cells are the possible direction of development; below will focus on direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for discussions.


DMFC technology development bottleneck


The working principle of DMFC with proton exchange membrane fuel cell is similar only in the anode part of the fuel entering the methanol and water, and methanol fuel produced through the catalytic role of protons, electrons and carbon dioxide, the cathode reaction is identical with the hydrogen system . Micro fuel cells to enter the commercialization stage, it still faces a number of technical bottleneck to be overcome, the key question is as follows.


1, methanol through


As the methanol transmission through, making the battery through the voltage (overpotential) increased potential can be used more in 0.4V below the battery efficiency and thus limited, but also result in fuel consumption. Methanol through the current issue of the DPRK to solve two directions: the development of proton exchange membrane materials, so that with high proton conductivity and lower methanol permeability; control the concentration of methanol fuel, to reduce the amount of methanol penetration.


Second, the water overflow (Waterflooding)


DMFC anode to generate 1 unit of protons will be pulling out of about 2.5 units of water or methanol Daoda cathode, while reaction Ye Hui Yin Ji generate Shui, Guoduo water Jiangzu Ai Jin Ru catalyst Cengerzaocheng oxygen cathode Xiaoneng substantial lowering of the water Cheng Wei overflow phenomenon. This problem has to take the initiative to increase circulation of air flow away from the excessive water-based, but which would consume a large power system, so MTI developed body of membrane electrode (MEA) design method of control.


Third, performance


DMFC anode current efficiency is low, so including the NEC and other companies tailor catalyst or catalyst support for the development, try to provide greater power density; nano technology will help to improve the catalyst performance is noteworthy development . In addition, the system operating temperature affect the DMFC performance of another important factor, but the application to 3C electronic products, the need for proper temperature control, so the system of thermal cycling or thermal management is also now actively addressed.


4, fuel and water treatment


As the methanol concentration control properly can reduce the penetration of methanol, together with portable electronic devices do not allow the cathode resulting in leakage of water generated by the case, so the actual system to go through a lot of control logic to achieve the overall methanol and water supply and The purpose of the concentration of control of balance.


Active vs. Passive response to the portable product applications, current DMFC system development is divided into active and passive, the following are illustrative.


First, the direct methanol fuel cell active


Schematic diagram of active DMFC systems are attached. Anode operating at the appropriate concentration of methanol (about 3 ~ 6% vol), the additional fuel tanks for storage of a high concentration of methanol solution; anode cycle consists of three channels: high concentrations of methanol, cathode recycling water, and repeat the cycle of fuel; in under normal operation the anode through the fuel pump drive cycle and exclude Pf generated carbon dioxide, the fuel concentration is too low or the stock too low, the pumps were Pm and Pw by the high concentration of methanol and water to the anode cathode recovery, to maintain the battery the system. On the other hand, cathode oxygen can be forced from the fan or compressor air circulation.


The advantage of active DMFC can improve the system by high energy density of methanol concentration and cell stack design by increasing output power; disadvantage to using a number of energy components, reducing system net power output, more complex and takes up space .


Second, passive direct methanol fuel cell


Passive DMFC cycle mainly by gravity, capillarity or natural diffusion method to fuel and air delivery to the electrode surface reaction, at room temperature operating conditions. Such systems the main body for the membrane electrode (MEA) and the structure of the material design, by pro-hydrophobic material characteristics and differences in the concentration of fuel and water, control the diffusion rate, and minimize the effects of methanol penetration to enhance the energy density . However, the drawback of passive DMFC system is unable to provide greater power density, while technological threshold is very high.


The popularization of future trends


In addition to these key technologies to break through, the micro and small fuel cells to enter the market still face the costs, regulations, and user habits. DMFC is still very high cost of the current need to develop catalysts and related materials breakthrough. The overall system size or the size of the external auxiliary components and cost depends on a more creative and discovery, can DMFC popularize.


In addition, the toxicity of methanol fuel, and application characteristics of the product, prior to entering the commercialization of the test criteria must be certified by the relevant laws and norms. Currently, the U.S., Japan and many European institutions have been actively involved in the work of regulation, development and integration, the future development of DMFC is expected to be increasingly diligent.



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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

China Power Management IC Market Status and Trends

China Power Management IC Market Status and Trends


The past 5 years the market fell below 20% growth for the first time


Almost all electronic products will involve power | Regulators management, and power management markets directly affected by the electronic machine product yield. The past 5 years, in the downstream electronics production machine, driven by rapid growth, China's power management chip market maintained rapid growth, from 2003 to 2007, the market compound growth rate of 25%, but market growth in 2007 was only 15%, 5 years for the first time dropped below 20%, in after years of rapid development, the growth has significantly slowed its market, CCID Consulting believes that the direct reason is the growth rate is relatively lower machine Chanliang former Ji was an increase from slow, in the Chinese market, as the international transfer of electronic products manufacturing industry trends in China slowed to a variety of electronics production growth rate declined in varying degrees, and even some decline in output of some products. The decrease of production caused a decline in demand for the upstream chip. In addition, factors and power management chip stock prices fell factors also affect China's power management chip market, the main factors


Product breadth and diversity trends


To meet the different needs of many types of power management chips, and from a variety of products, market share, the market structure appear to be scattered, the largest share of the LDO can only account for 20% of the market. Second, DC-DC, Driver, and PMU, not market share to 15% share of all other products 10%. From the market perspective, LDO power management chip, although is the largest market share of products, but more as competing manufacturers, prices continue to fall, so the significant slowdown in development; and as mobile phones and other portable products, high demand, PMU and battery management chip into power management in China in 2007 the fastest growing chip market two products.


With the power management chip technology reduces the threshold, more and more Fabless (chip design company) began to relate to the fields, especially in Taiwan and mainland China makers, rapid development in recent years has been in the field of low-end power management chip to achieve management more successful, but it also led to the low-end power management chip market product homogeneity serious, intense market competition, product prices continued to decline. Although the international leader in high-end products still have the advantage of obvious, but in the lower end products, new companies have begun to influence Jinru Zhexieguoji manufacturers, in Henduo in Diduanchanpin market, the often Zhineng advantage by Jia Ge to win customers. Currently, the impact of price and the upstream chip production material prices, power management chip products, profit margins are continuous compression.


From product development, the power management chip showed the development trend of diversification, including while providing a number of different trends in supply voltage, digital power management trends, product design cycle is decreasing, reduced product size and cost trends trends so, however, remains the most noteworthy trend is integration, known for their integrated development of semiconductor products is a major trend, the power management chip no exception, of which the most obvious example is the PMU products, has been mobile phones and other products widely used, a PMU may integrate a number of LDO and DC-DC products, to achieve a variety of Power Management, Integrated trend is the most obvious example. In addition, a variety of chips with ever-increasing integration of functions, many chip integrates a power management features, such system vendors can not match the corresponding external power management chip. However, integration can not solve all the problems, a PMU is often only for certain types of applications, or even a product, from a perspective somewhat similar to ASSP (application specific standard products), the extended application of better separation solutions, and separation solution can demand to choose the most suitable power management chip, can achieve the highest efficiency, isolation and integration as their respective advantages, therefore, integrated and discrete solutions will always be a long time.


Communication, network and computer is still the main application areas


Consumption, network communications and computer power management chip market has been the most important application areas, still accounts for three major areas of power management IC market in China, nearly 80% market share. Developing speed, the computer field in 2007, the slowest growth areas, the whole production is a direct cause of the decline, although the notebook remains a high growth rate, but other products have a greater degree of release rate slow, and some product output even declined. 2007, the market is the biggest highlight of power management chip automotive electronics markets in more than 40% of the high growth rate, although the power management chip market in 2007 slowed development, but in a variety of automotive electronics, driven by rapid growth of machine production Next, the field of power management chip market continued high growth rates in recent years. However, should also see that the field of automotive electronics for power management chips smaller share of its fast growth does not bring the power management chip overall market growth.


From future application trends, automotive electronics will be the fastest growing areas, but the growth rate will gradually slow down, other areas will remain relatively steady pace of development, while the three major areas of network communications will be as escalation of a variety of network applications, while maintaining a relatively rapid rate of development.


Competitive landscape has not changed, foreign companies are still the mainstream


China's current brand of power management chip market is still constitute the leading foreign manufacturers, the market's top 10 foreign companies, without exception, all as of which U.S. manufacturers have obvious advantages. However, the power management chip market, the brand concentration in slow decline, in 2007 the top market share of 10 companies in 2006 based on the further decline of the top ten market share has been less than 50%, indicating that the market competition further intensified. Moreover, as China Taiwan and mainland China manufacturers to further explore the power management field, this trend will continue to the next, and along with the low-end power management products Jing Zheng, and product manufacturers increase the rising costs of materials, equipment margins was continuously compressed, these international leaders may give up part of the future low-end low-profit products business, power management chip market decline in brand concentration will continue the next few years.


While these international firms in low-end products are a great challenge, but the market brand concentration also decreased, but in order to meet the challenge, since 2008, the world's leading manufacturers were also adjusted, such as TI increased Dianyuan management inputs the acquisition of Irish power supply design company, and re-simulation business, increase the power management; Fairchild cooperation with Zilker Labs for communications and computing applications point of load digital power; in order to enhance strength and power management products, applications, Infineon acquired Primarion so. Now, the mainstream manufacturers in the field of high-end power management still has the technical and market advantages, such as mobile phones used by PMU, is often only by a few manufacturers supply small and medium sized companies (mainly Fabless) is very difficult to cut into the market, due to The technology and market strengths will be long because the next few years, power management market, the competitive landscape will be difficult to change.


Future market development will continue to slow


After years of rapid growth, China power management chip market base has been growing, and with the machine to manufacture or transfer to China the trend of slowing, China is difficult power management chip market growth in previous years there situation. Thus, after 2008, China Power Management IC market growth rate will gradually slow down, and, with market share market share of the growth Quanqiu, both the changes in the trend will almost consistent. CCID Consulting, China's market growth is expected in the next few years will be higher than the global market is still growth, but the gap between the two growth rates will narrow. By 2012, China's power management chip market will reach 64.92 billion yuan in the next 5 years, China's power management chip market compound growth rate of 16.3%, China's power management chip market will gradually slow down.



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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

PV Club: silicon solar technology is the dominant

PV Club: silicon solar technology is the dominant


Rising international oil prices to stimulate people’s nerves, in the conventional energy crisis today, as one of renewable solar energy with environmental protection for clean, inexhaustible features, quickly became the focus of attention, solar photovoltaic Industry also will heat up quickly. At the same time, as one of the polysilicon solar cell raw material prices are soaring, reaching a frenzied level, people see hope for the solar PV industry generated at the same time seems to be some doubts.


Promote development of large enterprises to join


Solar cell technology and investment industry because of its low threshold, high return on investment return period is short, has attracted many industrial giants join. Recently, not only BP and other energy giants involved, DuPont, Dow Chemical, Rohm and Haas and other chemical giants, and Bosch, Intel, IBM and Samsung and other leading semiconductor manufacturers are gearing up to join the field. Before that, as the world’s largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer Applied Materials, Inc. is also the field of thin film solar cell device into a lot of energy, trying to slice of this emerging market.


DuPont Electronic Technologies Division, Tim McCain, vice president and general manager, said: “Solar PV products in the market demand continues to grow, solar photovoltaic industry in the world have access to high-speed growth period.” The company expects the next few had Cuba V market annual growth rate of more than 30%, the company has been in product development and has invested heavily to increase production to meet market demand.


For many large company photovoltaic industry to join, the trade were welcomed, and that its their proven the Jishu and talents You Shi Hui promote Zhenggexingye are healthy Kuaisufazhan. China’s deputy chief engineer of ENFI Engineering Co., Ltd. Yantai Zhou told reporters, solar cell based on silicon as the substrate, the IC manufacturers to develop solar photovoltaic industry has a great advantage, they accumulate a lot of experience, including the production of ideas, technology base, clean environment, support systems, to enhance the solar cell technology will have a significant role in promoting. Traditional chemical material manufacturers have production experience and supporting chemical raw materials or auxiliary facilities and other advantages. Zevi said LDK is responsible for: “an integrated photovoltaic industry is very strong in the field, need to have the semiconductor, chemical, machinery, etc. Xiangguanzhishi of Rencai. Meanwhile, solar photovoltaic market is a Zengliang market, Dajiakeyi with Ba this’ cake ‘bigger. ”


However, these “newcomers” who in the industry have made some suggestions. China Electronics Materials Industry Association, Semiconductor Materials Branch of the Secretary-General Zhu Lihui that the current prices as the silicon material and solar cell prices down, the industry will be gradually squeezed profit margins. Yantai Zhou also proposed that an ultra-high pure polysilicon products, production processes with flammable, explosive, toxic, corrosive, etc., on the safe production and environmental protection needs extra attention. In addition, the complexity of the production of polysilicon, a long process, the international advanced technology has been from the United States, Japan, Germany and other countries blockade, control and monopolize the market to get into the polysilicon in the field need to have a good technical team and the sound of technical sources.


Zevi LDK official said after the entrants as the market will take some time to adjust to the market, and will face more intense competition. Of course, how to learn from each other to grow is the key to their own.


The dominant silicon solar technology


In the solar PV industry development, a variety of solar cell production technology, including crystalline silicon solar technology and thin film solar technology is the most talked-about both. Industry experts said that both have their advantages, do not appear totally replace the relationship. Stability of crystalline silicon solar cells, conversion efficiency, decay slowly, the high cost of a temporary problem. As the silicon in the crust is the most abundant elements oxygen removal than about the earth’s crust 1 / 4, so in the civilian area, crystalline silicon solar cells potential for development. “The advantages of thin film solar cells is silicon consumption was relatively low. As the price of polysilicon, thin film solar cell technology grew hot, but its power generation accounts for solar cells a small proportion of total generating capacity, combined with its relatively low conversion efficiency, fast decay Therefore, although the thin film solar cell R & D direction, but still can not account for a period of time applications dominance. “Zhu Lihui in the” China Electronics News “reporter interview. Yantai Zhou also said polycrystalline silicon solar cells will remain the mainstream, although in recent years, the price of the drive to make thin film polysilicon solar cells and other types of rapid development of solar cells, but transformation efficiency, raw material supply and other factors, the development of limited 2007 production accounted for only 8.75% of total production of solar cells.


However, the thin film solar cells will not go away, there is still useless. Zevi related LDK official said the company, thin film solar cell in some special applications, such as building-integrated engineering, glass curtain wall engineering field advantage. Rohm and Haas, President of China Hua Du also said that a large number of thin film solar cells are applied to market portable products. Applied Materials has launched the world’s first one is the only one in the 5.7 square meters of glass panels on the production of thin film solar cell production line integration, to achieve a breakthrough in this field. In short, these two technologies totally replace the relationship does not exist, but the two complement each other and jointly promote the development of solar photovoltaic industry.


There is also a concentrating solar energy technology that is installed on crystalline silicon solar cell concentrating devices to improve conversion efficiency. However, due to high cost of the device, are hard to rapid development.


No matter what technology is for, the application to improve efficiency and reduce costs is the same theme. Hua Du told reporters: “At present, the development of solar energy industry is the biggest challenge for solar energy conversion efficiency, mass production of solar energy conversion efficiency can reach 20% relative increase in the cost of solar energy applications. The future still need to overcome technical bottlenecks, improve the conversion efficiency of solar energy production . ”


At present, most countries, there is no reason why solar power grid, high cost is a major factor. DuPont Electronic & Communication Technology Services Platform Group Vice President of Miller, said: “photovoltaic system to achieve a reduction in construction Chengben to leave the market an important factor in sustained and rapid growth.” Erdui Yu polysilicon Jiage currently skyrocketing, the industry Renshiguandian also quite consistent: the rapid expansion of short-term needs of internal and industry, a serious shortage of materials, resulting in polysilicon prices soared. But in the long term, expansion of existing polysilicon suppliers, plants, industry and the continued expansion of polysilicon industry chain integration will make the price of their senses. Ping Huanpei told reporters, is expected to 2 to 3 years, polysilicon prices will drop 50% -60%.


Industry Calls for policies to expand domestic demand


Solar photovoltaic industry in China developed rapidly in recent years, the annual production of solar cells has surpassed the United States, Japan and Europe. However, our polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic industry and the industry’s current development situation is not optimistic about the emergence of the “two are in a foreign country,” the embarrassing situation. “90% of our polysilicon to high imports, while about 90% of the production of silicon solar cells are exported to foreign countries.” Zhu Lihui told reporters that “China will export low silicon to abroad, so much to lose. If go not to grasp the polysilicon industry, which imports the trend may continue for polysilicon 3 years to 5 years. “Zhu Lihui tone revealed a trace of frustration.


Zhu Lihui said that although China’s polysilicon production increases but also a substantial increase in consumption is expected to exist in 2010 and 40 000 -5 kt. Therefore, the development of China’s solar PV industry, how to further expand polysilicon production is an important issue. He believes that solution is to expand domestic demand for solar cells. Production of solar cells in China about 90% exported to foreign countries, a fact demonstrated a serious shortage of domestic demand. This is also subject to foreign solar cell industry in China. How to expand domestic demand? In his view, policy and legal support is essential. “Some developed countries introduced” Tariff Law, “and lists the specific measures to encourage the application of solar cells, and our laws in this area did not play a strong role in the support and encouragement. Although the state has adopted a” Chinese people Republic of the Renewable Energy Law “, but for solar cell applications, the lack of clear rules and supporting the implementation of feasible policies, in practice there are many difficulties in the process, have little effect.”


Zevi related to LDK’s head also said that strong government support towards the promotion of large-scale application of solar photovoltaic industry. Such as Germany, Spain, the Government’s support for very large, these countries are also rapidly developing solar PV industry, government support will be the trend. Beijing Express general manager of Ping Huanpei also said the state’s policy to support the promotion of solar photovoltaic industry entirely domestically, thereby reducing the cost and promote the rapid development of the entire industry.


 


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Monday, November 1, 2010

Creative brings waterproof speakers for the garden

Creative brings waterproof speakers for the garden


They look like rocks and receive music wirelessly. To Creative uses a proprietary system instead of Bluetooth. The price is $ 199 speakers.


Creative Labs Sound Blaster Wireless has agreed with the Rock Speaker released a speaker for outdoor installation. In the U.S., the piece will cost $ 199.


The speakers look like large rocks. They are waterproof. A storm or heavy rainfall, we should not expose the speakers, however, according to Creative.


The Rock Speaker does not need a cable to the PC or notebook. It is controlled wirelessly. However, Creative does not use Bluetooth, but the proprietary system Sound Blaster Wireless USB. The required USB connector costs an additional $ 100. The maximum range is 30 meters.


Replaceable battery as a power supply are integrated. They run for each volume after about six hours. Creative proposes to charge to let the speaker stand and remove only the battery.




In the U.S., the Sound Blaster Rock Speaker available now for $ 199 (photo: Creative Labs).


 


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Monday, October 25, 2010

The most competitive photovoltaic solar cell industry

The most competitive photovoltaic solar cell industry


At present the Earth's five major issues, including energy balance, oil-producing dictatorships, runaway climate change, energy shortages, loss of biodiversity, are for humans, who rely on traditional energy use and result, and the five interlocking problems , it is urgent, do not take positive action, all mankind will be plunged into unimaginable catastrophe, it is not only the development of alternative energy solutions to solve high oil prices, but humans can survive on earth the most critical sustainability elements.


This wave caused by the U.S. subprime mortgage global financial crisis, in addition to a great amount of government investment to stabilize the national financial sectors, the financial institutions credit crunch, recession, a large number of enterprises are facing possible closure, the rapid decline in private consumption capacity of such negative factors, are still relatively expensive, alternative energy, of course is disadvantageous phenomenon, particularly in the deepest feelings of the solar energy industry.


Currently the supply chain of solar industry, there have been vendors bargain cash chaos, but everyone in 2009 the capacity of governments to maintain subsidies also have a great concern, in terms of both supply and demand situation is unknown, the solar energy industry in 2009 did may be large fluctuations.


According to statistics, in 2006 to provide all the power of alternative energy is only 7.9%, solar energy is only 0.0155 percent, while solar energy is the only alternative energy sources and the technical feasibility of actually a lot of alternative to traditional energy solutions, and therefore long-term point of view of human existence, the demand for solar energy industry is bound to continue to grow big.


Taiwan solar power industry first began to develop from the battery terminal, set up factories in Taiwan and the mass production of the wafer has been up and down the module side, but the most thriving in the global solar energy industry is the largest chain of battery terminal products, so the least of polysilicon, and close to the terminal market two Taiwan players now also have to reinvest or strategic alliance active layout to present the company's layout view, the battery industry is most active, crystal growth and wafer side of the relevant companies are relatively conservative.


The lack of production capacity of polysilicon, the solar energy industry in the past two years in Taiwan generally feel the pain of lack of material, especially the battery-side of the industry profit margins dropped significantly in general, but did not slow down the industry a great increase in capacity of action, 09 or 10 years , the global energy production of new post-polysilicon, solar cell makers in Taiwan will remain the most powerful performance of a population growth.



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Monday, October 18, 2010

Lack of core technology of PV

Lack of core technology of PV


Breakthroughs in core technologies of national power to create domestic demand and the environment, promote enterprises to upgrade, build a strong PV industry to cope with future energy crisis.


Solar energy is the next most clean, safe and reliable energy, developed countries are the development and utilization of solar energy revolution as the main long-term planning, following the photovoltaic industry becoming an international IT, microelectronics industry after another "bang" development of the industry .


Due to lack of core technology, the scale of production of photovoltaic cells Although China ranks third in the world, still get out of "two out" to earn a little money to the old model, and trigger a series of environmental pollution problems. Research reporter recently, most experts and the industry have suggested a high degree of national energy strategy should be clear as soon as the status of development and utilization of solar energy, promotion of technological innovation, enterprise upgrading the environment to create, to build a strong PV industry.


"Solar energy" potential agonist photovoltaic industry


In recent years, in anticipation of the non-renewable fossil fuels will eventually run out, all countries are actively seeking alternative sources of energy, in order to seize the high ground in the future development.


United Nations Development Programme and medium-sized hydropower stations of the new energy into the electricity; new renewable energy, including small hydropower, solar energy, wind energy, modern biomass, geothermal, ocean energy; traditional biomass and other three categories. According to the National Energy Board report predicted in 2050, the global alternative energy will be focused on nuclear fusion, gas hydrates, space solar power, hydrogen four directions.


Executive director of the China Renewable Energy Society, Solar Energy Research Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University PhD supervisor Professor Cui Rongqiang that in dozens of renewable energy, solar minimum by resource constraints, the most likely application will become to solve the problem of future energy the best way.


Rong-Qiang Cui said that solar energy the most abundant, cleanest, most secure and reliable, as long as human use of sunlight a day can be resolved five thousandths of electricity.


His analysis, 76% of the land of abundant light, a more uniform distribution of light energy; and hydropower, wind power, nuclear power compared to solar power without any emissions and noise, application of technology is mature, safe and reliable; addition to large-scale grid and off-grid applications, solar energy can also be pumped, superconductivity, batteries, hydrogen storage and other means, "solar + storage" almost meet the energy needs of China's future stability.


Currently, the best way to use solar energy photovoltaic conversion, is the use of "photovoltaic effect", so that the sun shines on the production of silicon materials, direct current power. Application development to the formation of silicon material called the photovoltaic industry, the industrial chain, including production of high purity polysilicon, solar cell manufacturing, solar module production, manufacturing, and other related production equipment.


Global seize the "PV" opportunities


Germany, Japan, the United States as the representative of the developed countries have aimed at solar energy applications rushing to ride "Express." From the 20th century, late 90s, a number of high-level research institutions in Europe has increased the use of solar energy. June 1997 the U.S. proposed "Million Solar Roofs Plan", Plan 2010, one million roofs in the other possible sites or buildings to install solar systems. Around Europe in 1997, announced a million roofs program.


Meanwhile, developed countries put forward various policy support for PV applications. 70% of the German government subsidies for solar power generation cost of business, allowing solar network; Singapore companies to enter the domestic photovoltaic tax-free for 10 years, 50% of R & D funds provided by the Government.


LDK Solar LDK vice president Dr. Zhu Liangbao said the support of Governments, the current rate of expansion of the global PV industry is astonishing.


Germany, Japan and other major powers continue to maintain high solar input, 70% of Silicon Valley, California industry for the solar industry over the past few months, including IBM, Shell UK and other international giants have declared photovoltaic industry, South Korea, also launched this year PV development plan, Samsung, Hyundai and other companies to declare.


Since 2005, the global shortage in silicon, the case of soaring prices, the PV industry is still an annual increase of 44% of the sustained and rapid development. Actual production in 2006 is close to 2.6GW (GW), production capacity more than 3GW, 2007 with an annual capacity breakthrough 5GW. According to statistics, the global PV power generation in 2007 compared to less than 0.01%, even though by 2010 this proportion does not exceed 0.1%, the photovoltaic industry is booming in the early stages of the world market is far from saturated.


"Two out" technical difficulties to be broken


China is the world's third largest solar cell producer after Japan and Germany. According to the China Solar Energy Association, the global solar cell production in 2007 was 4000MW (MW), China's solar cell production of about 1180MW, up nearly 3 times more than in 2006, representing the world's 1 / 4, photovoltaic module production accounts for more than half of the world .


At present, China has formed an international group of photovoltaic industry to LDK Solar, Suntech photovoltaic representative of a group of private enterprises have grown into a strong leader in international competitiveness. 2005 to 2007 just 3 years, China has a total of 10 PV companies in the overseas market, financing amounted to 20 billion U.S. dollars, close to the financing of all domestic listed companies in the amount of coal the sum, which is rare in other industries.


Interviewed industry experts believe that as long as China can firmly seize the opportunity to increase training intensity, the next most likely to have a similar company in the field of photovoltaic "super aircraft carrier Enterprise," leads the global PV industry.


However, it is understood that the core technology of polysilicon - trichlorosilane reduction monopoly in the United States, Germany, Japan and other countries the hands of a few enterprises, Chinese enterprises is difficult to obtain key technologies. Because they do not grasp the core technology, the domestic photovoltaic industry, the cost of most of the profits to be offset.


Follow from silicon material (polysilicon) to the solar cell industry divide, solar photovoltaic power generation industry structure presents a small upstream and downstream large pyramid. The distribution of profits, it is accounted for the bulk of the upstream, high-purity silicon solar cell material prices account for about 70% of the cost.


In the industry view, China's solar cell industry and other industries in China as experienced by the way, also serves as the role of OEM, on the one hand the domestic solar energy companies at high prices of polysilicon and other raw materials imported, on the other hand to produce the solar cell, part of the parity sold abroad, and in the international market is not competitive, which makes profits of the domestic production of solar cells thinner, can only be spent for domestic energy and manpower to the meager "Contract fee." "


Polysilicon production technology, but customs, safety and environmental protection also bring great risks.


The production of polysilicon is a purification process, in this process, if the recovery process immature, generated during the production of trichlorosilane, silicon tetrachloride, hydrogen chloride, chlorine and other harmful substances likely to leak out, there are significant safety and pollution risk. Among them, the sound of the silicon tetrachloride treatment as the biggest bottleneck restricting the development of one of polysilicon.


Meanwhile, the PV industry is high technology threshold, requires a lot of professionals to augment the production and R & D, our country has not a college specializing in training personnel PV, many professional transition from the semiconductor, a large number of companies facing a "shortage of workers . " Very few domestic solar photovoltaic research and development institutions, national R & D investment funds pitiful. Ability of independent innovation of domestic large enterprises is poor, small businesses to make "fast money" for the purpose of more reluctant to invest in research and development.


In addition, China is only solar energy, "Application of a small country", the domestic market fundamentals did not start. The end of 2006 the cumulative installed PV capacity is only 80MW, accounting for 1% of the world market; installed in 2007 about 20MW, total installed capacity of only 100MW, accounting for 0.8% of the world market, which exacerbated the PV industry's dependence on external markets.


Strategic planning photovoltaic industry


Number of industry respondents believe that China is imperative that firmly grasp the international PV industry is flourishing, a new round of historic opportunity, as soon as possible from the high energy strategy long-term planning to develop PV industry to take effective measures to break the bottleneck of industrial development, support and encourage the development of photovoltaic industry, launched a large-scale domestic market, international competition for dominance.


At present, China factors restricting the development of PV industry still abound. The state for the photovoltaic industry planning lags far behind the rapid industrial development of the situation, relevant support, incentive policies for rare, is still in the development of the domestic photovoltaic industry "folk to promote government" state.


Especially relevant state industrial policies lag behind the industry competition. First, the "Renewable Energy Law" General lack of rules, the Act came into force two years ago, very few PV incentives to implement the power sector has not fully accepted the photovoltaic power generation Internet, several domestic photovoltaic power generation project is only demonstration.


Second, the authorities lack of knowledge of photovoltaic power generation, that the photovoltaic industry, high pollution and high consumption in the approval, support and other aspects of "still holds partly concealed."


It is understood that the polysilicon solar project in late 2005 after it was formally appear in the national industrial directory, the directory had been included in the semiconductor, and even independent "status" at all. In recent years, occurred in some places the customs of imported raw materials, as polysilicon foreign garbage, refused to allow entry of the event. Many local officials reflected strictly PV project approval, project too difficult, and sometimes a good project for months or even a whole year has also approved for it, missed opportunities for development. For example, Shanghai 5 years ago by the World Wildlife Foundation's "100,000 Solar Roofs Plan", has been dragged down have not yet approved.


Third, the lack of overall planning, industrial policy, industrial development lags behind. Dr. Zhu Liangbao said, the state has no uniform development of photovoltaic industry layout, fragmented nature of the item on local government competition, enterprise development and competitiveness of homogeneity is widespread.


Considering the status of domestic and international PV industry, experts interviewed suggested that the development of the Government to establish the strategic positioning of solar PV in the development planning, scientific research, personnel training, etc. play a series of "combination punches." Government research organization personnel effectively the world's energy situation and development trend of photovoltaic power generation, the scientific development of China's PV development in the long-term road map and development plan, and to meet China's energy development in the actual planning.


Wonder and the party secretary of Jiangxi Xinyu said that the government drive is the world's photovoltaic technology and the main reason for the rapid development of industry, the state should be in research and development, equipment, standards, human resources, technological innovation and other aspects of the upstream industry, increase investment, further improve relevant investment policy, price policy, tax policy, the promotion of domestic solar photovoltaic technology, application, start the domestic solar photovoltaic market.


For the blind launched polysilicon project in some places, Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhanguo suggested that the Government should selectively support qualified enterprises to independent research and development, sustainable development road, and strictly limited technological backwardness, high energy consumption and serious pollution of the environment may result in blindly launched the enterprise, have a deadline on the project to improve technology.


Professor Cui Rongqiang suggested accelerating the development of solar photovoltaic National Technology Center, currently on a good foundation of the Shanghai Jiaotong University, Zhongshan University and other universities in the solar energy research center.


In addition, should be in the economically developed cities and small cities as soon as the sun starts good resources for a major demonstration projects, planning and "Do Roofs Plan" and the "million-kilowatt photovoltaic power plants." Recently, the state departments concerned have approved the Village Vanguard Shanghai's Chongming Island, the official network of photovoltaic power generation projects, and approved electricity price is 4 dollars per unit, this is the industry that has symbolic significance.



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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Mini solar cells

Mini solar cells


U.S. researchers have developed so far have the smallest manufacturing solar cells and said this may be coated with organic material attached to the surface.


Chaired the study, University of South Florida (University of South Florida) Jiang Xiaomei (Xiaomei Jiang, transliteration), said that so far, researchers have each just from this 1 / 4 of a grain of rice to produce solar batteries 11 watt electricity.


She said in a telephone interview: "They can be sprayed on any surface exposed to the sun, uniforms, cars, houses, etc.," "because it is in a solvent, you can design a special gun to control the size and thickness, but also painted to make paste. "


She is expected to end this solar cell material can be used for a variety of surfaces, including clothing, may be able to produce enough product for small electrical appliances, such as to charge the phone.


The concept of a huge solar car


he concept of a huge solar car


Kim Gu-Han designed this concept car Helios, no matter how the concept, we have to admit that it is indeed very special. This is a car driven entirely by electricity, but its power comes from solar energy. This car has a huge solar panels, like giant wings.


When traveling, they can close up the solar panels. Stop when you can expand the solar panels absorb the solar charging, you can also use its power to bring home appliances.


This concept was inspired by the reptiles lizards. Control of body temperature by the expansion of lizard skin.


The concept car also won the 2008 International Best Automotive Interior Design Award Competition.



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Thursday, October 7, 2010

CPSC recall rechargeable batteries made by China

CPSC recall rechargeable batteries made by China


CPSC recall rechargeable batteries made by China


October 8, 2008, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Coby Electronics Corporation today announced a domestic portable DVD/CD/MP3 player with rechargeable batteries are a voluntary recall.


This recall involves batteries with TF-DVD 1020 portable DVD/CD/MP3 players sold, the recall involves the serial number is DG240043D503000001-1006, DG240006D503000001-400, DG240039D603000001-3000, DG240111D603000001-2000, DG240143D602000001-3000, DG240106D602000001-2000, DG240106D702000001-2000, DG240183D942000001-100, DG240071DB02000001-1400, DG240115D702000001-1726, DG240115D702000001-2500, marked on the bar code label. The player looks like notebook computers, with 10-inch rotating display. Players below the surface and the screen labeled "COBY", the bottom of the player labeled "TF-DVD 1020". The player since May 2007 ~ July 2008 sales in the U.S., priced at $ 168 / Taiwan.


The number of recalled products is about 1.3 million units. Reasons for the recall, the process of charging the battery overheat, posing a fire hazard. Currently, Coby Electronics has received four reports of batteries overheating, including three from the fire and caused a small amount of property damage. No injuries reported.


To this end, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises consumers to immediately stop using the recalled batteries with TF-DVD 1020 portable player, and contact with the Coby Electronics free replacement battery.


The battery industry is electric / hybrid electric vehicle industry has been beginning to achieve lofty


Since the September 26 Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Company announced the acquisition of 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars BYD (1211HK) Hong Kong shares nearly 9% of the shares in the domestic A-share market led the battery industry, especially in electric / hybrid electric vehicle power battery-related subjects shares a hot concern.


The current electric / hybrid electric vehicle industry has been beginning to achieve towering, power and energy for the battery type as the main lead-acid batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries and lithium-ion battery, which lead-acid batteries and nickel-hydrogen battery technology and power of more mature.


Low-cost lead-acid battery technology is mature, the low profitability of manufacturing enterprises. In addition to widely used in electric bicycles, the mainly used in large-scale electric vehicle.


High cost of nickel-hydrogen batteries, applications focused on small areas of high-end hybrid vehicles, is expected to gross margin of 30% or more. Today's hybrid vehicles, Toyota is the largest market share with high-power nickel-metal hydride battery program. Corun also benefit from this industrial chain.


Lithium-ion battery with a light easy, high specific energy, specific power, high efficiency and environmental advantages, has been recognized as the future vehicle power battery choice. However, considering safety, output power, cost, vehicle lithium-ion battery industry is still in initial stage. We estimate the market demand to meet the performance requirements and the maturity of lithium-ion battery still at least two years or so.


Solve the lithium-ion battery technology lies in the market right battery cathode material. Existing mature presence of lithium cobalt oxide materials, safety and cost of defects, alternative lithium iron phosphate, lithium manganese oxide materials such as rapid development, but are less conductive than the energy, new materials, performance, stability and battery output power aspects of the enterprise is still to be resolved.


Plate for the battery performance of listed companies related to growth and earnings levels, we believe that valuation pressure, to give the battery industry, "neutral" rating.



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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

TDK new type of solar cell

TDK new type of solar cell


TDK launch of flexible dye-sensitized solar cells


TDK in "CEATEC JAPAN 2008" on display at the use of organic pigments and zinc oxide (ZnO) flexible dye-sensitized solar cells. The company independently measured conversion efficiency of 7.9%. In such dye-sensitized solar cells, this is a very high value. The color is very bright solar cells, including red, yellow, green, purple, the company also disclosed in the carport with a live demonstration on the power.


TDK in the previous CEATEC exhibition also had dye-sensitized solar cells. This time the difference is: (1) encapsulation of the material from the floor and converted into flexible plastic glass, (2) test unit conversion efficiency from 7.2% to 7.9%, (3) the use of larger size module, and with the carport, and (4) by replacing the pigment to achieve a richer color and so on.


TDK used organic pigments and ZnO-based solar cells, pigment low cost, process temperature control in the plastic will not melt temperature, the maximum is 80 ℃. The company created the low-temperature process can make use of the advantages of using plastic bottom of the solar cells.


The manufacture of the test battery unit and tone than the more attention to product conversion efficiency. The display is even more emphasis on solar battery module color brightness. TDK Although there is no public each color of the solar cell conversion efficiency, but "other than the green IPCE (photoelectric conversion efficiency) of 80% of the maximum" (TDK), is relatively high. IPCE is that specific wavelength single photon energy conversion efficiency values.


Exhibition concept "DC Green Family"


TDK will be the CEATEC exhibition concepts as "green DC family (Eco-house)". The aim is to install renewable energy generation DC system, so that the output current into alternating current, but directly supplied to the operation of home appliances using direct current. Therefore, in addition to a live demonstration of solar power on the carport, but also exhibited a home wind power installations.



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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Hydrogen fuel cell fleet

Hydrogen fuel cell fleet


Hydrogen fuel cell fleet of transport tasks successfully completed the Green Olympics


Beijing Sept. 20 Xinhua 20, from Volkswagen (China) companies have found that 20 Shanghai Volkswagen Passat Passat composed of hydrogen fuel cell car demonstration runs of the team, the successful completion of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games green transportation task .


During the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the 2100 passenger total cell car trips, service mileage of 7.6 million kilometers.


Volkswagen (China) R & D experts said that this 20 Passat Passat demonstration fleet of hydrogen fuel cell cars hit the longest continuous run, the longest record of total mileage.


Using high-pressure hydrogen-powered fuel cell car Passat Passat, from SAIC, Volkswagen, Shanghai Volkswagen, Tongji University and the burning power jointly developed more than ten units. The high cost and constraints, this fuel cell vehicle to achieve the needed commercial about a decade.



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Thursday, September 16, 2010

"MOBILNET" brand cell phone charger

"MOBILNET" brand cell phone charger


008 on 1 September, the European Commission Rapid Alert System for non-food categories (RAPEX) on the Chinese-made "MOBILNET" brand cell phone charger to issue consumer warnings. Inform the States to the Slovak case. The charger is black, sold separately, mainly for Sony Ericsson K750 (SE K750) cell phone use, the outer packaging marked with the CE marking, EAN code, website, origin, etc.; the product encoded as EAN code 8588002657290.


The product was informed of the reason for the existence of the user caused by electric shock. Because: (1) the construction of the converter charger does not meet EU standards related to insulation in the enhanced product features primary coil and secondary coil, the distance between the request; (2) of the charger output connector, and not by Plug the voltage between the main test pilot. The product does not comply with the EU Low Voltage Directive and the relevant EU standards EN60950.


At present, the Slovak authorities have banned the sale of the goods, while its withdrawal from the market and recall.


To this end, China Trade Remedy Information Network proposed the production and export of domestic enterprises attached great importance.



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Monday, September 13, 2010

Samsung launches 13-inch notebook with optical drive

Samsung launches 13-inch notebook with optical drive


The model variant Q330 N11M-GE2 Nvidia’s Hybrid Graphics has Optimus on board. The CPU are Intel’s Core-i3 and i5 are used. Prices start at 949 euros.


Samsung has introduced the Q330 13.3-inch notebook with optical drive. It is now available in different versions. Prices start at 949 euros.


All models have a reflective 13.3-inch screen with 1366 by 768 pixels resolution, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 802.11b/g/n WLAN, DVD burner, webcam and Bluetooth 3.0. The Ethernet interface supports only 100 Mbit / s, most laptops have Gigabit Ethernet. The hard disk capacity of 250-640 GB.


For computing power allow for each configuration Intel Core i3-i5 or CPUs. The model variant Q330 N11M-GE2 Nvidia’s Hybrid Graphics has Optimus on board. To save power, it switches from the GeForce 310M when it is not needed. For then, the integrated graphics in the CPU unit.


The 6-cell battery to allow for periods of up to five hours. As operating system Windows 7 Home Premium installed.


The Q330 weighs 1.96 pounds and measures 32.9 times 22.9 times 3.2 centimeters. Samsung offers 24 months on-site pick up service.



The 13.3-inch Notebook Samsung Q330 is also available with hybrid graphics from Nvidia (Photo: Samsung).



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Friday, September 3, 2010

Sweet never ringing the cash

Sweet never ringing the cash


Economic crisis, job anxiety ago: The gifts hunt continues. On the fourth Advent weekend there was the strongest so far this year customers rush. The retail sector is happy with the turnovers.



This summing up of the nationwide Association of German Retailers (HDE) today. Million shoppers stormed the last weekend before Christmas, especially in the larger cities in the stores.


HDE spokesman Hubertus Pellengahr-described the weekend as a "highlight of the Christmas business. "Effects of the recession in the Christmas season still hardly" feel, it said. However, sales were lower than in the previous year when the fourth Advent to 23 December fell.


With the course of the Christmas business, the retailer continues to point to the HDE-information content. Hopefully, they looked at the remaining shopping days until Christmas Eve, are bought in addition to which experience presents particular food.


Of good jewelers shops, sports and toy retailer, and consumer electronics stores and perfume shops have benefited. Cautious showed the claims to the clothing trade, which suffered from the mild weather. On the fourth weekend of Advent Books, brand watches, they are more expensive jewelry, kitchen appliances and electronics have been the best seller.


From south to north, from east to west, it was unanimous from the retail, "This business is booming." The December was "a conciliatory conclusion to a difficult year," said the chairman of the Thuringian Retail Federation, Arnold Senft. He always criticized the new horror scenarios for the financial crisis. "If you always talk everything worse, believe the people against their own sense at some point."


The managing director of the National Federation of the Bavarian retail, Bernd Ohlmann, said in Munich: "We have believed in Santa Claus and have not been disappointed." Even the Bavarians were not in spite of all prophecies of doom came in the gift-strike.



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Darmstadt lights for Germany

Darmstadt lights for Germany


LEDs to replace conventional lighting? If we know already from everyday life. But on German roads has not yet managed the diode light. A new test project will change that - with regard to humans.



The LED is the diva with the street lamps. It is light and durable, but only if it is controlled with the right electronics. As the "High-Power LED she wants are further cooled properly, otherwise it dies a heat death. Because the benefits of technology but the cost savings are greater and because local authorities in the street long before, there are test projects on the use of diodes in the public sector.


The new Darmstadt project are: the Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, the power company HEAG Südhessische Energie AG (HSE) and the Siteco Ltd. is dedicated to not only good at pure power: "In this pilot project will be in Europe for the first time LED lights with compared to existing lighting technique and measured by test subjects in real conditions, "said project leader Prof. Dr. Tran Quoc Khanh from the Department of lighting technology at the TU Darmstadt.


So then compared in the Grillparzerstrabe, a typical suburban street with 30-speed zone and calm traffic, the new LED lights with three traditional lighting techniques under realistic conditions. And it should not only numbers and values are: goes, "We will also discuss the physiological and psychological effect of the LED light, as it is perceived by pedestrians and motorists," said Christoph Schiller, one of the project's concern.


Because of their light color of 4000 Kelvin, while the LED is in neutral white area (compared to the bulb is warm white, LED flashlights are partly a bluish). But as with the xenon light in modern car headlights, which is seen against the measured values as dazzling, the LED could also encounter problems of acceptance.


The comparative candidate known to every German: The white glowing mercury vapor lamps, developed in the 30s. However, you have a bad energy yield and are ripe for sampling. Then there are today used its successor, the sodium vapor lamps with the distinctive yellow light. They are even as an exchange option for the old versions of the mercury-case in the test road in place and as a standalone version with a new lamp design.


Stands as a representative of the new LED technology, the LD-10 of the Company in the fourth Siteco Grillparzerstrabe the measurement field. Your design with the kobraformigen head is striking, but a matter of taste. The actual work provided 86 high-power LEDs, which are associated with advanced technology for possible permanent lights.


The LEDs will be more economical, but they can not perform miracles. "Where a mercury vapor lamp 50 lumens per watt This unit describes how to efficiently implement a lamp energy. Higher values are better. Light produced, creating an LED is estimated that "70-75 lumens per watt, clarified Christoph Schiller. No revolution, then, but a significant savings. More impressive is the durability of LEDs - she is almost four times longer than conventional lamps. For the damp German municipalities could expect the new technology also.



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A sight for the gods

A sight for the gods


The mess is over - also you are presented with a new flat-screen TVs? Then this is the only professional fine-tuning necessary. For the factory, the units are less than optimal set.



Wrong colors, poor contrast - the manufacturers usually never get the most out of their devices. Why is the technology companies treat their flat-screen TVs neglected knows no one really actually. Some experts suspected intention behind it - cold colors would appear at first glance crisp, so they stand out from the unwieldy supply in the electronics markets.


Whatever the case: There is a simple and free way to your TV like a professional set up. For this you need a DVD player, some time and the appropriate test images. Which there is free on the Internet at Burosch audio-video technology. Simply download the software on the manufacturing side display Basic Test DVD. Then burn the file to a DVD. Put it in the DVD player - and you can start fine tuning.


Take the remote control of the TV, turn color and contrast controls in a neutral position and the brightness down completely.


Concentrate on the lower test beam with the fields from black to gray. Turn down the brightness step by step, back up, aim is to see a difference between all fields. Follow the wiring should be on the field with the 16, the right of it to be visible in any case a difference between a good unit that is also for the two darkest areas left of the case. Also, keep the dark hair of the woman in the picture in the right eye. If the hair can no longer distinguish good, just something out brightness.


Optimal point found? Then you go to adjust the contrast in second test image


The principle remains the same: first, the contrast of the TV turn down completely and then gradually increase again. Interesting again is the lower row of bars. The goal is to make each box clearly again. Orientation should be this time on the field with the 235, to the left should be distinguishable in any event all the fields. To the right of it is again difficult, with a good unit, however, are also gradations ausmachbar. In the end, take another look at the face of the woman left thrown, not their skin should shine unnatural. Otherwise, back light again.


Everything set up correctly? Then comes the color setting in third test image


ow the colors turn. The necessary control with the TV remote control in the middle position. Now consider the bottom three streaks of red, green and blue, and the mean fields. The truth set her TV when you can exercise every single box. It takes a little practice, but is doable. Then again, the skin type of women be checked - it's best to hold her hand next to the picture. If the complexion looks natural, then it goes to the final step, the focus setting.


Now it goes to the edge: You need to turn the sharpness control with the remote control completely down. Now pay attention to the two strips at the bottom and right edge, reminiscent of bar code labels. The lines of the two coarser lines should be clearly visible without any ghosting or smearing. This is usually a sign of clipping. Please do not be surprised: It may be that the optimum setting very much at the lower end of the scale is - here the producers go with a particularly sharp images in the store on Kauferfang. Last check again the hair of women, if everything looks natural. Then they are ready and can check all the settings again in the last test pattern.


Here you have everything at once: sharpness, color, brightness and contrast. You hear an annoying noise? This is of particular interest to owners of a home theater system. The speaker icon on the television shows ever, would have to come from which direction the sound straight. And now have fun with the Christmas movies!



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