Powertrekk - portable fuel cell for mobile devices

Currently, more and more original devices appear on the charger market. Already do not cause much surprise wireless chargers. Also gradually occupy their niche and fuel hydrogen cells. The other day, the Powertrekk portable fuel cell was introduced, which is a really interesting charger. Powertrekk consists of two functional elements: the fuel cell itself and a sufficiently capacious 1600 mA rechargeable battery. Thus, at any time, the device is ready to use, allowing you to connect devices that need charging, via USB.

The fuel cell includes a sodium silicide tank to produce hydrogen, which is then recombined with oxygen in the proton exchange membrane, producing a current of 1000 mA. Incidentally, the sodium silicide container is replaceable, although it is not yet clear how much it costs to replace the container. The solution implemented in Powertrekk is quite successful, since the user does not need to carry around a container with pure hydrogen. In addition, the battery of the device is constantly charged, since the process of producing electricity is continuous (subject to wetting the chamber with sodium silicide with water).
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In general, the manufacturers of this device just come up with a slogan like “Powertrekk - just add water!” (Remember this slogan from an old instant drink advertisement?). According to the manufacturer, the charger is able to charge the batteries of mobile devices, GPS-navigators, cameras and other equipment. It is a pity that laptop batteries can not charge.

The Chinese Swedish company myFC, which has been developing fuel cells of various types for quite a long time, was directly involved in creating the device. PowerTrekk is the first commercial device for mass consumption, released by this company. According to the developers, chemical processes occurring in the fuel cell are safe and environmentally friendly. The only by-product is water vapor.

It is a pity, while neither the price of the device, nor the date of its appearance on the market is unknown. Well, even though this is not a concept, but a real working device.



Via engadget