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Student Designer
University Product Description and Principal Function(s) Do you love tea or coffee?Have you ever been upset when your tea or coffee got cold on your desk? amico is solar powered coffee and tea maker / warmer. Amico transfers solar energy into your cup to make / warm your tea or coffee. Solar panels have been refined enormously to absorb energy from sun light even on a cloudy day or from domestic lights. Solar panel absorbs energy from sun into built-in lithium battery throughout the day while amico decorates your desk, table or window sill. Enjoy the free energy from nature and be responsible for future. Why does the product represent design excellence and why do you believe it deserves an Australian Design Award? AMICO makes or warms tea and coffee in an eco-friendly way which is the unique and innovative method. Whoever loves tea and coffee can use this anywhere at anytime.Solar energy is not the idea of future but a readily available source of energy currently being implemented these days. Since its first introduction, this solar energy has been the leading technology for sustainable design. To boil a cup of water we need 0.03-0.04 kw/h energy. A10cm x 10cm solar panel can absorb 0.1kwh so we can have average of 0.8kw a day – assuming to have sunlight for 8 hours (excluding energy from domestic light) a day, this energy becomes enough to boil a cup of water approximately 22 times a day which gives more energy one needs, all from freely available sunlight. Portability allows you to use this both indoor and outdoor free from electrical connection to power point. AMICO is a poetic and aesthetically ‘emotional’ design. Have this baby plant on your desk and raise them with your heart. You never have to worry about watering everyday. Sunlight drops into your cup, into your mind. Place AMICO on top of your cup and push down the green leaf to turn the power on. This action will lower the heating rod making a close contact with water. A built in thermostat automatically turns off the device when the temperature reaches 80oC. At the same time, light turns on to indicate that AMICO is working. After a few minutes, the light will be turned off to tell you that the coffee or tea is ready to be enjoyed. Push down the green top again to bring heating rod back to up. This mechanism is similar to ball pointed clutch pen. AMICO has built in SML LED light which is small but powerful. You can place AMICO next to your bed and have a little light to warm up your mood before you fall asleep. For it to work as a bed-side mood light, twist the green top 90 degree either left or right. This will turn the light on for 10 minutes only without starting the heating function. Amico can be fitted onto most cup sizes and fits also snugly into your hand. AMICO’s two main parts, the green leaf and the white base, are injection moulded Polypropylene. Apart from these, most of the contents of the AMICO’s technical package already exist. They only need to be manufactured into appropriate sizes and assembled. There are only a few parts that make up this device. This means that it cost less, easy to mass manufacture and subject to less technical problems. AMICO’s solar panel is a weather-proof silicon which guarantees a long-life. AMICO’s water heating function can only be operated if the metal rod is protruded from the body which means it is free from fire hazard. The protrusion is only possible when the AMICO is on top of a cup. |
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