It is not only that the price of electricity has increased significantly in recent years, but with the rise of technology, we have more and more devices at home that require being constantly connected such as the refrigerator, Smart TV, Alexa or the WiFi router, in addition to those that need charging from time to time, be it the cell phone, a speaker or the electric scooter.
All of this results in the bill at the end of the month being increasingly higher, which is a problem for the user, but at the same time it is also a problem for the environment, since greater electricity consumption (depending on its source) In turn, it can have an impact on increased consumption of natural resources, gas emissions and waste generation.
For this reason, different solutions and alternatives are being sought to reduce electricity consumption and increase the use of renewable energy. And two South Korean students who graduated from the Samsung Institute of Design and Art in Seoul, South Korea, have designed a plug that can revolutionize the world in the coming years.
This is because Kyuho Song and Boa Oh, have designed a photovoltaic plug that no longer only stands out because it uses solar energy, but because it eradicates any type of cable just having to put it in a window for it to start generating electricity. This invention has been presented during the Dubai Design Week under the name Window socket, and thanks to the suction cup that this plug comes with on the back, it is easily placed on the window, which in turn It has a solar panel with which it obtains energy.
On the other hand, that is, what the user faces has a traditional plug so you can connect your chargers or cables and take advantage of this ingenious invention. The thing is that for now is very limited and as the inventors themselves acknowledge, they still have to make it a final product.
This is because for now, so Only mobile phones, computers and other low-consumption devices and appliances can be plugged in, and for the moment They can’t even offer enough power to offer a full charge. Although it is capable of offering enough energy to keep a light bulb on for 20 hourswhich for less developed areas can make a big difference.
Window socket has a capacity of 1,000 mAh, which to understand it better, is what the battery consumes to charge only 20%, and as indicated by this device It needs between five and eight hours of sun exposure to fully fill its battery. Even so, it is a very promising project of two students that has attracted a lot of attention, so it would not be surprising if a larger company invested in the project to make it grow faster and turn it into an energy source that supplies enough for meet the demands of households.
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