FINsix is a company that has managed to come up with a new kind of power adapter which was specially designed for laptops, where it will also see a reduction in size compared to the existing units. In fact, the technology that was used has managed to shrink the physical size of the power adapter by 25% thanks to the utilization of an extremely high frequency power-conversion. This results in the adapter boasting of the ability to transfer power via the battery over 1,000 times faster than usual.
In addition, this unique unit would also be more efficient, since power is delivered a whole lot more often as well as in smaller chunks. The increased frequency would mean that there is less energy which is required to be stashed away temporarily in inductors and capacitors within the adaptor, hence being able to reduce the overall size.
FINsix co-founder Anthony Sagneri explains, “If you can increase that switching frequency, you can reduce the amount of energy that you have to store temporarily in the inductors and capacitors – which make up the bulk size and weight of power bricks – during the conversion process, and that yields reduced size.”
Known as the Dart, this device will also obviously be lighter in weight, and it will be rated at 65-watts. Right now, FINsix hopes to ship the first 4,500 Dart units to Kickstarter backers who made the project possible by the time November rolls around.
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