Archive for March, 2009

Should Batteries Be Tossed or Recycled?

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Today’s common household batteries—those ubiquitous AAs, AAAs, Cs, Ds and 9-volts from Duracell, Energizer and others—are not thought to pose as great a threat to properly equipped modern landfills as they used to because they contain much less mercury than their predecessors. As a result, most municipalities now recommend simply throwing such presario m2000 , presario v2000 away with your trash.

HP Pavilion dv9000 battery&HP Pavilion dv9000 notebook battery pack

Battery Disposal or Recycling?
Nevertheless, environmentally concerned consumers might feel better recycling such batteries anyway, as they still do contain trace amounts of mercury and other potentially toxic stuff. Some municipalities will accept these pavilion dv2000 (as well as older, more toxic ones) at household hazardous waste facilities, from which they will most likely be sent elsewhere to be processed and recycled as components in new batteries.

How to Recycle Batteries
Other options abound, such as the mail-order service, Solutions, which will recycle your spent batteries at a cost of 85 cents per pound. To find a company near you where you can drop off your old batteries for recycling, check out the comprehensive national database at the Earth911.org website. Meanwhile, the national chain, hstnn-lb31 Plus, is happy to take back disposable batteries for recycling at any of its 255 retail stores coast-to-coast.

Older Batteries Should Always Be Recycled
Consumers should note that any old pavilion zd7000, pp2182d they may find buried in their closets that were made before 1997—when Congress mandated a widespread mercury phase-out in batteries of all types—should most surely be recycled and not discarded with the trash, as they may contain as much as 10 times the mercury of newer versions.

The Problem of Rechargeable Batteries
Perhaps of greater concern nowadays is what’s happening to spent rechargeable batteries from cell phones, MP3 players and laptops. Such items contain potentially toxic heavy metals sealed up inside, and if thrown out with the regular garbage can jeopardize the environmental integrity of both landfills and incinerator emissions. Luckily, the f4486b industry sponsors the operations of the Rechargeable Recycling Corporation (RBRC), which facilitates the collection of used rechargeable batteries collected in an industry-wide “take back” program for recycling.

Additional Recycling Options
Consumers can help by limiting their electronics purchases to items that carry the RBRC logo on their packaging. Furthermore, they can find out where to drop off old rechargeable batteries (and even old cell phones) by calling RBRC’s hotline at 1-800-8BATTERY or by visiting the online drop location finder at RBRC.org. Also, most Radio Shack stores will take back rechargeable pavilion dv8000, pavilion dv9000, cgr-b1870ae and deliver them to RBRC free-of-charge. RBRC then processes the batteries via a thermal recovery technology that reclaims metals such as nickel, iron, cadmium, lead and cobalt, repurposing them for use in new batteries.

 

China’s first automotive-specific solar cell film project started in Hebei Gu’an

March 22, Special Purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Weifu Kuifu and joint energy projects at the new industrial zone Gu’an started. According to introduction, this is our country’s first production car dedicated film solar cell projects.
Special Purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Weifu total investment 5 million, by the Trust in conjunction Gu’an Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. and Weifu Gu’an Special Purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. joint venture is expected to completed and put into production the end of this year. Project is put into production, annual production capacity to 100MW solar cells and components, as well as the 2000 solar power electric vehicles.
   The article come from http://www.new-laptop-battery.com .
 

Sencera announced the company’s single-layer solar panel power reaches 8.7%

America silicon thin film photovoltaic manufacturer Sencera template in March 17, 2009, the company announced the successful production of single-layer solar cell panels, at standard test conditions, the power reaches 8.7%. At this point, the company won the California investor Quercus Trust A total of 15.6 million U.S. dollars of investment in the remaining 5.4 million U.S. dollars to protect.
The power flow through improved production and production platform “Viper” optimization obtained. One of their own R & D companies involved in the automatic plasma chemical vapor separation system (PECVD). “Viper” is unique is that this platform to produce the solar panels can absorb sunlight better spectrum of blue, red wavelengths, so that a larger fraction of the light energy applied to power generation in solar power. Sencera. Chairman, said: “We want to make the existing R & D capacity of 1 MW in the next two quarters to further expand to reach the annual output of 35 megawatts.”
  The article come from http://www.batteryoffice.com  
 

The maintenance of UPS batteries

   
UPS batteries of all available capacity and the actual laptop batterydischarge current size, the working environment of the battery temperature, the length of storage and load characteristics (resistance, inductive and capacitive) are closely related. If not the proper use of UPS, will often cause the actual available inspiron 4000 capacity is much smaller than a nominal rated capacity. For this reason, users in the use of batteries to note the following points: 1. Batteries and battery discharge over a long period of idle do not have to pave the way, will make a lot of internal battery lead sulphate and inspiron e1505 adsorption to the battery cathode, the formation of the so-called cathode “Kraft”, resulting in increased internal resistance of the inspiron 4100 battery Charging and discharging performance can be affected. The M-type commonly used sealed lead-acid battery life of about three to five years. 2. For most of UPS, when the battery after each discharge, can make use of internal charging circuit for Fu Chong. To ensure the re-placed saturation rechargeable batteries, and generally require the charging time of 10 to 12 hours. Charging a lack of time in a rechargeable battery will not fully state so that the actual availability of the battery capacity far below the nominal capacity. In electricity voltage less than 200 V, part of UPS can not use the internal rechargeable battery circuit on a charge of the saturation. 3. To ensure a good inspiron 2500 charge and discharge characteristics, not long-term idle of the UPS power supply (UPS power supply stands more than 10 days), in use before the re-boot, not a good idea to increase load, UPS power supply for use in the battery charging circuit floating Filling 10 to 12 hours after their use. - UPS for the use of reserve power users, if the UPS power backup in long-term work of state, proposed every month, UPS power inverter.

 

Homemade solar cell manufacturing equipment and worry-hi

SOLARCON China 2009 show with the PV industry chain more than 200 companies related to the latest products laptop battery   and technologies. From the polycrystalline silicon material, silicon wafers, photovoltaic cells and modules, photovoltaic systems, the corresponding supporting materials and components, as well as all aspects of industrial processing equipment required and so on, but also from one side of the situation reflects the rapid development of Chinese PV industry on the global supply of related materials and equipment manufacturer’s attractiveness.
Nearly 30 more than the domestic photovoltaic equipment enterprises in kind and form of picture display with independent intellectual property rights, cost-effective advanced equipment, including single crystal furnace, Inspiron 1100 battery , Inspiron 1150 battery polysilicon ingot furnace, monocrystalline silicon cutting machine, cut side roll mill, multi-wire cutting machine cleaning system Cashmere, diffusion furnace, etching, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition equipment, sintering furnace and various test equipment such as solar cells. Xi’an Polytechnic Jingke, Beijing Beijing Yuntong vacuum equipment company, Jiangsu Huasheng days of domestic solar cell manufacturing equipment and worry hi long Machinery Co., Ltd., Beijing, Beijing Miriam century production equipment such as single crystal ingot furnace and furnace has been in the domestic market establishes the absolute superiority and exported overseas. Chinese-made solar-chip production equipment performance has been fully able to meet the requirements of large-scale production Inspiron 700m battery , Inspiron 710m battery lines, access to the user’s widely recognized, can provide the equipment to occupy the domestic 3 / 4 or more market share. China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No. 48 has been to provide customers with a complete solar cell production line turnkey project capabilities, Beijing Qixing Huachuang Electronics also introduced the exhibition on the latest research and development of flat-panel PECVD equipment, has changed the domestic manufacturers over the past can only provide tube PECVD equipment situation.
However, in thin-film solar cell manufacturing equipment, it is basically dominated by foreign equipment. Exhibition on Oerlikon, AppliedMaterials and ULVAC’s amorphous silicon / microcrystalline silicon thin film solar cell production equipment have caused great concern in the industry visitors. According to AM Corporation reported Xinao photovoltaic energy company has used March 16 to create SunFab Thin Film Line No. 1 of China’s domestic high-efficiency dual-junction thin-film solar panels, the line of annual production capacity of 60MW. Because of thin-film solar cells at the cost of large-scale production technology and the potential advantages, its development in recent years, faster than crystalline silicon solar cells much faster  Inspiron 8000 battery , Inspiron 8100 battery , equipment manufacturing market has great potential. At present, Xu polysilicon solar cell manufacturers have already or plan to invest in thin-film solar cell production, equipment, almost all orders from overseas companies, this market is no doubt great. Domestic solar equipment manufacturers such as with thin-film battery research and production units with equipment to increase research and development efforts, with a view to future competitiveness in a more favorable position.
 

Spherical silicon solar cell is expected to enter the Urumqi

Urumqi online inquiry (trainee journalist Gao Yu Wang Bei reported) Traditional silicon solar cells because the volume of high-cost, and made it difficult to promote. The new type of spherical silicon solar cells silicon raw materials required for only one-fifth of the traditional solar cells battery , generating capacity is the traditional 1.5 times the solar cell. Chinese Wire and Cable Import & Export Co., Ltd. in May this year at Dabancheng district make the 312-0279 battery used in the Xinjiang region test successfully promote in Xinjiang.
March 18, at the international leading level, widely used in Europe, the new low-energy spherical silicon solar cell promotion held in Urumqi City, is the first time to promote our country.
Spherical silicon solar cells Chinese Fujitsu laptop Battery agents, Chinese Wire and Cable Import & Export Co., Ltd. and Xinjiang, Shanghai Science and Technology Cooperation Base United, will be spherical silicon solar cells and recovery of optical device technologies for application demonstration in Xinjiang.
It is understood that the solar power in Xinjiang is very rich in resources, ranking second only to Tibet. Sunshine hours throughout the year for 2550-3500 hours, in total irradiance over our country with high latitudes 10-15%. Last year, Dabancheng District installed 60 solar power energy saving lamps, the use of abundant solar energy resources 312-0383 battery , 312-0386 battery , annual savings of nearly 100,000 kWh, saving management costs to run about 120,000 yuan.
The new type of spherical silicon solar cells silicon raw materials required for only one-fifth of the traditional solar cells, but it is the traditional generating capacity of 1.5 times solar cells. Chinese laptop battery wire and cable equipment import and export Ltd. Minister Wang Lei said: “In my country vigorously promote clean energy, this can improve the efficiency of solar cells, raw materials with little use of  products  312-3250 battery , 3149C battery , there is conducive to promoting China’s solar power industry. Plans May at Dabancheng District of spherical silicon solar cell conversion efficiency of light to carry out tests to determine its value for future applications in Xinjiang to promote this technology to provide reliable basis. ”
City Deputy Secretary for Technology Ahmat Egi Ai Sha said that the solar power storage technology, solar thermal energy conversion technologies, such as the development and utilization of 2009 are the focus of the Urban Technology Supported content.
 

Shanghai International Fair Letter: solar cells as thin as cicada’s wings

Morning on the 17th, 2009 Shanghai International Information Fair at Shanghai New International Expo Center and Shanghai International Exhibition Center was opened at the same time. The exposition of economic and information by the Committee, co-sponsored by the Pudong New Area People’s Government, divided into four exhibition, exhibition project covers semiconductors, lasers,  ThinkPad T40 battery , ThinkPad T41 battery electronic circuits, a variety of information such as high-tech industries and products, the total scale to reach 110,000 square meters.
Reporters on the scene saw the Expo “new faces” the most exciting solar power topic Museum, a variety of solar power and photovoltaic generation of equipment to show visitors the energy technologies of the future development prospects.
Just Apply a layer of new solar power thin-film battery materials, transparent glass curtain wall is also able to gather sunlight, energy-efficient power generation. This new type of solar power thin-film batteries Inspiron E1505 battery , Inspiron E1705 battery , Inspiron XPS Gen 2 battery  are used in amorphous silicon semiconductor material, can be thin to 1 micron, but also made semi-transparent glass curtain wall does not affect the appearance. This Latitude D520 battery thinner outside except for the silicon consumption also dropped a lot. It is understood that a flexible thin film amorphous silicon solar cell R & D in Shanghai also. It than the existing thin-film amorphous silicon solar batteries lighter, used in building when the roof will be more convenient.
Solar energy power generation because they do not emit carbon dioxide, or produce harmful gases, such renewable and clean energy technology development has become increasingly the focus of attention. According to 2007 statistics, although the production of solar cells our country in the world, accounting for 28.1% of the global total, but the vast majority of these exports, the domestic application of less.
Our country is located in the northern hemisphere laptop battery , solar power is very rich in resources, 76% of the annual average radiation levels at day 4 kwh per square meter more than the rich in Shanghai in the solar radiation zone, the annual average radiation levels at day 4200 kwh per square meter to 5400 kilowatts when. Therefore, the National “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” has a new energy as key industries, including solar power applications  Latitude D520 battery , Latitude D600 battery , Latitude D610 battery . According to Chinese Academy of Sciences prediction power, according to national planning by 2050, renewable energy in China’s power installed capacity of national power will account for 25%, of which PV generators will account for 5%.
 

Thin-film solar panels in 2012 will account for 50% market share

Market research agencies “green technology media” is expected, according to the global market situation of supply exceeding demand, this year the average price of solar power will drop template 2.5 U.S. dollars / W below 2010 further reduced to 2 U.S. dollars / W below. Market researchers expect global photovoltaic market in 2009 turnover will drop 15 percent, fell to 14 billion U.S. dollars from 12 billion U.S. dollars. “Green technology media” prediction in the next few years, until 2012, the laptop battery market will be 1 percent per year growth rate.
In a volatile market, project developers seeking to obtain as soon as possible return on their investment. Relatively lower than other cost-effective template for a better foothold in the market. Expected to be in 2012, thin film solar panels will be able to occupy 50% of market share. Prior studies have shown that this data only to 2010 to reach 20% -25%. However, not all thin-film solar panels can achieve the same growth, such as based on CdTe, copper, indium, gallium, selenium Materials template would have been non - crystalline silicon template exclusion D5318 battery , D5540 battery , D5561 battery , D7310 battery , but it will not completely be replaced.
Price in some volatile market, “green technology media” is expected this year, will appear at the same price situation (the cost of solar power generation and end-users cost the same price), which with a number of factors, such as template technology, project design electricity and production. The investigation is expected, Germany and other policies to promote solar power has the country will be in 2011 or 2012 to achieve the same price. Analysis,75UYF battery , 7T670 battery , 851UY battery  the fastest to reach the same price level of the template are on the crystallization of the roof JAPAN silicon template as well as the implementation of California’s commercial film roof.
 

Dell inspiron 6400 Specs

Intel Core Duo T2400 / 5 Mb Cache / 1.83 GHz / 667 MHZ FSB 15.4″ Wide-screen XGA Display with Truelife 120 Gb 5400 rpm Sata Hard Drive 1 Gb DDR2 SDRAM / 553 MHZ 256 Mb ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 Hyper memory Windows XP Media Center 9 - Cell Battery The Dell Inspiron 6400 is 36×27x4cm and weights a tad under 3kilos. It has a 15.4inch screen with display resolution of 1680×1050 that I am told is WSXGA+. The fonts looked a little strange but were very readable. Displaying folders gave the icons a rather larger separation but this was just a difference and not a problem. The model we tested included a Core Duo 2600 processor, 1GB of memory and an 80GB hard drive, as well as a 256MB ATI Radeon X1400 graphics chip. A 6400 with these specifications will set you back AU$3,189. If you are a multi-tasker, you will love the Core Duo. For example, I was installing software, playing a video, and chatting on Windows Live Messenger at the same time with no troubles. Considering I didn’t get the highest processor, I was quite impressed. With 1 Gb of RAM, I had no problems. Start-up time is very quick once you get rid of the annoying stuff Dell includes. My start-up usually averages a minute. The Intel Wireless card (Intel Pro Wireless as Inspiron 8100 ) is very good using my standards. Dropped connections were limited and it was easy to use. You can easily shut it off when you are not using it by pressing Fn + F2. For this card, you can use the software Intel provides or the one Windows has, Windows Zero. I personally prefer Zero because it’s easier to use. Dell Inspiron 4000 battery life is very respectable. I wasn’t expecting much and I almost ordered an extra to go with it. Under normal tasks (WiFi on, 75% brightness, Windows Media Visualizations), the battery lasted about 3 hours and 15 minutes. With WiFi off, and playing games with low brightness, I was able to get about 3 hours and 34 minutes. I bet that you can squeeze 4 hours if you really wanted. It also can fit for Inspiron 4100. Regardless, the 6400 will likely stay on your desk for most of its existence. Its 2.8kg heft is far from feather-weight, and you’ll definitely start grumbling after walking with it for 20 minutes or more. It’s fine for shorter distances, but true mobility can only be found in a sub-2kg offering such as the Inspiron 2500

 

Hackintosh Videos: Wired or Tired?

Hacking a copy of Mac OS X and installing it on a PC is technically a violation of the OS X license agreement. This is one reason why Apple sued Psystar and why you don’t see Dell suddenly selling “Mac-compatible PCs” that bundle a stock Dell system with a retail copy of Leopard.

But it can be done, as we’ve seen from many sources out there on the Internet. And members of the tech media would be foolish not to investigate all the possibilities. Our own Rob Griffiths built a Mac clone out of parts. And Wired’s Brian Chen, a former Macworld editor, has detailed his successes in running Mac OS X on a Netbook. Last week at Macworld Expo, at least one person in the Speaker’s Lounge was doing all his work on a hacked Micro-Star International Wind laptop. And I freely admit that I’ve got one in my possession for the same purpose.

Sometimes we stride on legal gray areas because it’s our job to find out as much as we can about technology. Which is why I was taken aback when Brian reported Wednesday via Twitter that “Apple is suing Wired for my video tutorial on hacking Netbooks to run Mac OS X.” That was news that Gizmodo breathlessly relayed to the world. Just one thing: it’s not really true, as Brian recently pointed out on Twitter.

According to Wired.com news editor Leander Kahney, who exchanged e-mail with Macworld’s Jonathan Seff about the incident, Wired received a complaint from Apple’s lawyers about some articles and videos related to hacking PCs to run Mac OS X. Kahney says that Wired is evaluating the complaint. However, Brian’s video appears to have disappeared from Wired.com, at least as of this writing.

So what’s going on here? My best guess is that while Apple appears to not be bothered by some laptop battery knowledge about the existence of hacked systems — the company never said boo to us about any of Rob’s extensive coverage of his Frankenmac experience — providing step-by-step instructions on how to do a hack yourself was a step too far. It’s certainly a debatable point, though at Macworld we’ve generally erred on the side of discussing the matter without providing a map on how to actually do the deed.

Brian and Wired obviously wanted to push the envelope — and did a good job with their coverage — but perhaps they did cross an invisible line with Apple. Now we’ll just have to see whether providing a step-by-step guide violates the law, or if Wired and its parent company, Conde Nast, decide to remove Brian’s stories and videos rather than enter a protracted legal battle with Apple