Finnish mobile phone company Nokia have revealed that they have patented the first ever self charging mobile phone. Utilising advances in kinetic energy, phone’s could be charged by an individual’s movement ending the annoying moment that most individuals have experienced when they realise their battery is about to die.
Patented with U.S authorities, the device which uses piezoelectric crystals to generate an electric current, could not only be used to provide battery juice for mobile phones but also music players, games consoles or even medical equipment. And whilst previous attempts at creating the crystals inside of gadgets has failed due to the high temperatures needed to form them, advances in kinetics and printing fields now mean that the required elements could be “printed” onto flexible material which is then incorporated into devices.
Under Nokia’s plans, the heavier parts of a device such as a battery or radio aerial could be connected internally to a structural frame work. Connecting piezoelectric crystals to the framework would mean that any movement of the phone, such as in an individuals pocket as the walked along, would effectively generate an electrical charge. This would then keep any battery charge constantly topped up.
Whilst Nokia declined to comment on when a possible product could appear in the marketplace, a spokesman said “Power management has been an important topic since the early days of mobile communications and so continues to be one of the areas for research, but we cannot comment on whether or when inventions described in patent applications may eventually appear in products.”
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