Aussie company Chargeasap uses a new high-capacity, high-resilience graphene-based battery to power its new Flash 100W PD power bank.
Yes, it is exciting – the Tesla designed 21700 battery cells made by Panasonic offer 20% higher energy density and longer sustained use than Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries.
The result is an Indiegogo project that at this time has raised over A$1.35 million or 16132% of its funding goal – so we will see it come to market.
Flash comes in two sizes – Flash 1.0 and Flash 2.0 – all figures are company claims
Item | Flash 1.0 | Flash 2.0 |
USB-C | 1 x PD 3.0 to 100W Input (charge) and output 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/5A | 1 x PD 3.0 to 100W 1 x PD 3.0 to 60W 3.3V-21V PPS support Use one to charge and the other 60W for passthrough power |
Total power output | 150W shared | 210W shared |
USB-A Passthrough power – can be used while charging | 2 x 18W (or 1 x 40W) 5V/4.5A, 9V/2A, 12V/1.5A, 10V/4A If using the original smartphone manufacturer’s cable, it is compatible with 2x 5V/4A (20W) charging or 5V/3A 9V/2A Huawei SuperCharge OPPO Super VOOC Vivo C+VOOC OnePlus Dash Or if using both ports 18W each Qualcomm QC 3.0 compatible Apple fast charge Samsung fast charge | Same |
Qi wireless (Certified) Passthrough |
10W for iPhone, Samsung and Airpods 2.5W for Apple watch | same |
Battery capacity | 20,000mAh 74Wh | same |
Three segments LED | Indicates battery capacity | same |
Battery cycles | 2000 | same |
Size | 14.5 x 8.2 x 2.7cm x 470g | same |
Aeroplane approved | yes | same |
Approx recharge time | 1hr 10 minutes to 100% 35 minutes to 80% | same |
Recommended charger | 100W+ PD 3.0 Use of lower wattage chargers will exponentially increase charging time and reduce pass though power ability. Note a 60W charger will take about 5 hours. | same |
Warranty | 2-year | same |
Colours | Midnight Black, Space Grey | Midnight Black, Space Grey, Black and Blue & Black and Gold |
GadgetGuy’s take – Graphene power banks will abound
I first wrote about Graphene in February 2013, and it was a top rating story. I wrote: “While we do not expect commercialisation until 2050, it is relatively exciting to think that electronics as we know it could be turned on its head in such a relatively short time.” That it has made it to power banks in 30 years less shows Elon Musk and Tesla’s versatility.
5% Graphene coats the positive and negative poles of the Lithium-Polymer cells. It makes them much cooler and gives a lifespan of 2000 cycles – Lithium-Ion is typically 300-500 cycles. It also means a faster charge and no runaway heating issues.
Chargeasap is not the first to use Graphene – so it is a proven tech. You can see a range here, but this is one of the largest you can fly with – I am waiting to review Flash 2.0.