7.

0 PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATION

In the previous chapter, it was shown that while an energy

harvesting board could not give sufficient power to charge the
battery while it was in the phone, it did a good job of charging
just the battery. With that in mind, it was decided to go
forward with the fabrication of a second board that would fit in
the charging stands. This board would be used in both stands,
thus it had to be small enough to fit the smaller of the two
stands. Width wise, the Nokia stand is smaller than the
Motorola stand. This being the case, the board was designed
mainly for the Nokia stand but was also easily fit into the
Motorola stand.

7.1THE NOKIA DESKTOP STAND

In order to get the charging board to fit the stand, some slight modification to the Nokia stand
was necessary. There is a solid piece of metal, probably copper, about one quarter of and inch
thick that is attached to the inside of the stand with screws in the area where the charging
board was to be added. This metal is most likely a counter-weight for the stand to make it
heavier and more resistant to capsizing when the phone is in the cradle. Without this metal, the
stand functions normally. The stand weighs less without it, but this is of no concern in this
phase of testing. Once this weight was removed, there was sufficient room in the upper area of
the stand for a PCB. The dimensions of this area were obtained using calipers. The last
modification to this stand came in the form of a screw hole. The screw hole was placed in the
upper section of the stand in between two holes already there for holding the top piece onto
the bottom. This hole is to be used to attach the charging board to the stand using a nut and
bolt. With the dimensions and the placement of attachment hole known, a second testing board
was fabricated to fit within this stand. Board 2, Figure 7.1, was designed specifically for this
stand. This board, however, only has 5 stages. This is not a problem though. Going back to