Gold Energy Products, Projects and Devices Design · 2023
Jackery Explorer Charging System
by Wei Bai, Jinghua Liu and Xiaowei Yin
- A' Design Award 2023 Gold Winner in Energy Products, Projects and Devices Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 653,333
- Verification code F71B49CEF3 · Verify this award
About Jackery Explorer Charging System
Jackery Explorer is a solar power generation, energy storage and charging system for outdoor use. The system combines a vehicle-mounted tent with a folding solar panel and a portable outdoor power supply. One button opens the panel, which is pushed outward by a connecting rod motor to increase the sunlit area. Sunlight is converted into electricity and stored in the power supply for camping and other outdoor activities. The power supply is made of aluminium-magnesium alloy and carbon fibre, and the tent is made of aviation aluminium alloy.
Within the evolving landscape of sustainable energy solutions, Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd's Jackery Explorer Charging System emerges as a distinguished exemplar of integrated design thinking that harmonizes technical performance with considered aesthetic expression, this work invites contemplation of how contemporary industrial design increasingly mediates our relationship with renewable energy sources, transforming what might remain purely utilitarian apparatus into objects worthy of visual appreciation and emotional engagement, the designer demonstrates sophisticated understanding of form language derived from contemporary expedition equipment and tactical gear aesthetics, creating products that communicate capability, durability, and purposeful engineering through every surface treatment and proportional relationship, the trifold solar array configuration represents an elegant solution to the competing demands of maximum collection surface and practical portability, its deployed state suggesting both the wings of technological advancement and the welcoming gesture of opened arms receiving solar beneficence, the chromatic program operates with remarkable restraint, employing the neutrality of technical grays to establish professional credibility while introducing carefully calibrated orange accents that provide wayfinding through the product interface and inject humanizing warmth into the technological ensemble, the companion power station establishes visual kinship through shared material vocabulary while maintaining distinct identity appropriate to its specialized function, together these components articulate a coherent design system that extends beyond individual products toward a comprehensive energy ecosystem, the presentation methodology itself merits recognition for its clarity and sophistication, allowing the forms to occupy space with confidence while the pristine ground focuses attention entirely upon the designed objects, viewers might consider how such integrated charging systems represent not merely technical solutions but philosophical propositions about our capacity to harvest abundant solar energy with intelligence and grace.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Jackery Explorer is a PV,ESS and Charging integrated system with a PV charging integrated vehicle-mounted tent and Jackery outdoor power supply.After the vehicle-mounted tent converts electricity through a PV roof system,it stores the electricity in Jackery outdoor power supply to jointly complete the sustainable utilization of sunlight as a clean energy source and provide power for outdoor activities.A PV,ESS and Charging system for outdoor lovers.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Tent closed size:2100mmX1300mmX300mm.Tent opened size:2100mmX13000mmX1700mm.Unfolded solar panel size:3690mmX1800mmX10mm.Outdoor power supply size:380mmX285mmX200mm.Power:3000W,capacity:5000WH.Solar panel power:400W.Solar charge one-day electricity conversion:3 kWh
- Tags
- Vehicle-mounted tent, outdoor power supply, PV ESS and Charging integrated system, system design
- Production Technology
- Jackery outdoor power supply is made of aluminum-magnesium alloy and carbon fiber,with dust prevention,vibration resistance,ultra-quiet,and waterproof characteristics.It can adapt to the low temperature of -43 Celsius and extreme environments like 5000 meters altitude.The vehicle-mounted tent is made of aviation aluminum alloy,which has the characteristics of high-strength compression protection,strong bearing capacity,and strong sound insulation.It can provide you with a safe,stable,and comfortable camping experience.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenges are The main challenges are how to maximize the solar charging efficiency of photovoltaic systems
Solution: more solar panels are stored at the top of the tent by folding, and they are pushed around by connecting rod motor to increase the light receiving area of solar panels as much as possible. - Project Duration
- The project will finish in March 2023 in Shenzhen.
- Operation Flow
- Open the outdoor tent and one button to start the expandable solar panel.The solar energy is converted into electricity and stored in the outdoor power supply system,which provides clean energy for outdoor activities and is reliable in supporting outdoor electricity use.
- Research
- Research objective:Outdoor solar storage and charging integrated system.Direction:systematic design.Market research:online research and data from professional research companies.Social impact:The integrated photovoltaic power generation and energy storage technologies with a systematic design concept to meet the higher power demand of outdoor RV and off-road users,break through the existing outdoor energy storage solutions,and achieve the purpose of carbon reduction and environmental protection.
- Inspiration
- To make outdoor electricity use more convenient,Jackery introduced the concept of the PV,ESS and Charging integrated system,used outdoor car tents and outdoor powerbank as carriers,and adopted PV power generation and rapid energy storage technology to jointly create a green energy system,which can provide green,environmentally friendly,sustainable and high-quality clean energy for outdoor explorers even in harsh environments.
- Image Credits
- Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd
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