Solar Powered Self Heating Vest
By Brett Bumeter - 27.01.2008
I write another blog from time to time called Maven Mapper’s Information – the Light and Maven Mapper’s Information – The Dark. The purpose of the latter is to talk about technology that doesn’t quite work or preferably to talk about technology that could work if it just had that certain something.
This evening I wrote an article inspired by a trip to a very cold and chilling movie theater. I came up with the concept that a vest with a built in heater (already exists today) could be powered or have the power replaced by solar energy.
The vests that exist today are typically powered by a 9 volt battery, not the most efficient power source or battery these days kind of like the eca stack of power consumption.
But consider backpacking or spending some time out of doors during the day where a solar battery could be charged based on solar cells in your backpack or sewn into your jacket or clothing. Then as the temperature starts to drop that power collected could be used to heat up your clothing, your jacket, your boots or even the liner of your sleeping bag at night!
Maven Mapper’s: Temperature Sensitive and Self Adjusting Clothing
