PowerTronex H1 扩展坞 by Harry-Hongwei Yang

PowerTronex H1 扩展坞 by Harry-Hongwei Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 電腦設計 Competition Category.

鐵電腦· 2021

PowerTronex H1 扩展坞

by Harry-Hongwei Yang

Client: Faman (Shanghai) Technology Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 電腦 Category

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The Design

About PowerTronex H1 扩展坞

PowerTronex H1 係一款專為手提電腦同手機設計嘅USB-C擴展塢。呢部裝置提供最多八個接口，包括三個USB-C接口、兩個USB 3.0接口同一個HDMI接口，支援4K影像傳輸同PD快速充電。一體成型嘅鋁合金外殼經過陽極氧化處理，具備耐刮、防腐蝕同散熱嘅特性。漸變燈帶會喺擴展塢運作時亮起，作為工作狀態指示。連接線收納喺凹槽入面，使用時可以滑出，令產品保持輕巧便攜。產品尺寸為152 x 41 x 13毫米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

PowerTronex H1 扩展坞是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計PowerTronex H1 扩展坞將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。PowerTronex H1 扩展坞因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: PowerTRONEX H1 provides up to 8 interfaces. It supports 4K video transmission and PD fast charging protocol. Through it, users can easily read, transfer data on computers or mobile phones (with Type-C interface). The aluminum alloy shell brings excellent scratch and corrosion resistance and great heat dissipation performance.

The indicator light adopts the gradual changing light strip of family brand style, which is harmonious and aesthetic. Its cable is stored in the groove，and slides out to use, which makes the product portable, concise and integrated .
Dimensions & Packaging: 152*41*13 mm
Tags: Hub,Docking Station,USB-C
Production Technology: With 3 type-c,2 USB 3.0 and a HDMI interface, it supports 4K video transmission and PD fast charging protocol. The shell of the product is made of one-piece aluminum alloy.The anodizing process of surface not only brings exquisite and outstanding texture, but also has scratch resistance and corrosion resistance.It can effectively conduct heat and reduce the body's scalding.Excellent mold and structure design ensure the perfect combination of aluminum alloy and plastic materials and smooth chamfering and surface design engage the users to hold product tightly and comfortably.
Design Challenge: It’s hard to integrate the whole system. The product is in an appropriate size of a normal hub but we fuse 8 high-performance interfaces in it. It’s a hard for the designers and engineers to work together to seek a solution that contains all the components in such shape and size.
Inspiration: In recent years, mobile phones are becoming more smart while the laptop on the market have been in the trend of extreme thinness, also has brought super portable experience to users. More and more users do not like the single interface, because it is not convenient to satisfy the basic data and image transmission needs. For these problems，designers have integrated the functions of the product,so that it has powerful performance driven,smooth and comfortable product appearance，lightweight and recyclable materials.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2019 and finished in December 2020 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: Users slide out the cable and connect it with laptops or smart phones （with Type-C interface), the gradual changing light lights up as the device works. Then they insert USB flash disk,hard disk or TF/SD card etc. and can easily read, transfer data and video on the laptop or smart phone.
Patents: Patented. Patent No. ZL 2019 3 0395908.0
Patent Holder. Faman （Shanghai) Technoloy Co., Ltd.
Year. Jurisdiction.
Team Members: Designer: Harry-Hongwei Yang,
Designer: Jingjing Zheng,
Director: Jacky-Hongjun Liu
Image Credits: Image #1-5: Photographer / Rendering Harry-Hongwei Yang, P.T Starlink PowerTRONEX H1, 2020.