Airport Battery Charger

The goal of the project is to create a device that can gather enough energy in two minutes to charge a cell phone. This product is intended for travelers who are short on time and are in between flights and need to charge their cell phone. This device should be portable and user-friendly.



Background
People traveling through airports do not always have time to stop and fully charge their cell phone. A device that can gather and store the energy required to charge a battery in two minutes would make it easier for people in between flights to ensure that their cell phone battery stays charged.

Deliverables
A device that will gather enough energy in two minutes to fully charge a cell phone battery.

Specifications

 * Project Specifications (As of 2/20/2015)
 * Length: 6-7 inches
 * Width: 4-5 inches
 * Weight: Approximately 6 oz.
 * Power Capacity: 5.33-7.2 W/H
 * Capacitance: Approximately 1.82 Farads at 120 Vrms
 * Needs to carry a charge for twice the time it take to charge the phone. (About 3 hours)
 * Discharge Time: 80 minutes
 * Two minutes to charge device
 * Create a USB interface for the charger based on USB specifications

Client Interview

 * Wrote a list of technical, budget, and miscellaneous questions for client to make sure we approached this project fitting our client's needs
 * From the answers we obtained, we were able to build a better foundation for starting this project

Lead Instructor and Technical Advisor Meetings

 * Every week we meet with our lead instructor and our technical advisor to go over the progress of the project
 * Topics such as due dates, technical progress, budgets, and brainstorming are all done during these meetings

Minutes

 * [[File:Team Aircap Meeting Minutes.pdf]]