Smart battery charger - Page 1
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author: sk2593@cornell.edu
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 20, 2016, 08:19:39 pm
content: I am looking for an Electronics engineer who will be tech co-founder to an early stage startup. You will be joining a team of two other University MBA graduates.For the past 6 months I have created and launched Flashbattery LLC, which is a smart battery charging platform. The startup will manufacture a battery charger which will work with most rechargeable batteries of varying size and shape independent of the battery chemistry. The charger will use a software based charging algorithm which can continuously be optimized and upgraded via the internet.I have already developed a powerbank battery that will use this smart charger. The powerbank battery has a capacity of 1500 mAh and can juice up in about 5 mins!!!. In the future we will design and manufacture other rechargeable batteries as the market demands.I am looking for a tech cofounder to take over the battery charger development so I can focus my energy and funds on the business development side.Job Title: CofounderYour role:We want you to work with us on the smart charger, to overview the whole technical process from architecture to implementation.Desired skills and needs• You are an experienced electronics engineer who is familiar with power supply, DC to DC converter, Op Amps, familiar with integrated chips like LM2904 and LM317.• You know how to program/extract firmware/code microprocessors like Atmega 32 and STM8sXXX.• Familiar with design and circuit diagrams of existing battery chargers in the market like Tenergy TT6080AC, Turnigy 300Watt 20 amp battery charger.• Familiarity with Arduino hardware and specs and is a plus.• Must love working with rechargeable batteries and must be familiar with charging process/algorithms for Lithium Ion, LiPo, NiCD, NiMH batteries and Super capacitors• Must be able to build, reconfigure and redesign circuit boards.What we offer• The opportunity to revolutionize the rechargeable battery market• Equity, lots of it!• Initial hardware costs• Preliminary circuit design, online resources.• I will lead the software programming modules.Up for a challenge?We are looking forward to hearing from you.Must be based in United States

author: Buriedcode
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2016, 09:11:18 pm
content: Quote from: sk2593@cornell.edu on January 20, 2016, 08:19:39 pmSo I'm guessing this 'battery' is super-cap based storage? Sounds just like the 'zap and go' device. Does it bring anything new? (as in, cheaper/better than the zapngo thingie)

author: sk2593@cornell.edu
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 21, 2016, 03:56:51 pm
content: No this one is a Lithium titanate based solution, it will be cheaper than the Zap and Go. Zap and go has not published any specs of their super capacitor so I cannot comment. We can also support Zap and go supercaps if they release them commercially.We are developing a battery charger platform that we hope to be able to support multiple chemistries. Zapandgo is specific to one product and market.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2016, 06:43:50 pm
content: Quote from: sk2593@cornell.edu on January 20, 2016, 08:19:39 pmGood luck with that, but shouldn't this be more in the jobs section?