What is the GaN Technology and How It Can Improve the Charging Devices?

If you are often unhappy with the charging speed of your gadgets, we have good news. There is already a new GaN standard for chargers. It is significantly better than current solutions.

The more technology appears in our devices, the more their power consumption grows. We constantly complain about the lack of battery life, and to live one day with an uncharged smartphone already seems like something fantastic. The main problem is not only the aging technology of lithium-ion batteries. Maybe we didn’t react so painfully to discharge if the charge speed were several times faster? It looks like this issue has been resolved. Large companies are starting to look towards GaN chargers. The technology is not the newest but is only now becoming widespread. It solves almost all the problems of today’s exercises. We’ll show you how it works.

What is special about GaN technology?

Let’s start by taking a look at how our current chargers work. They are based on silicon technology. Its maximum throughput and capabilities no longer cover our needs. There is no room left to improve the current standard. GaN technology is based on gallium nitride. We’ll not go into the chemical details of the material, but only describe its properties. The main advantage of gallium nitride over silicon is the increased conductivity of electricity by several times. That is, it can withstand higher voltage. What’s in it for us? More current can get into the battery in less time.

The second advantage is the reduction in the size of the charging unit, without losing power. Also, the coefficient of electricity loss during charging is reduced by 10-25%. This will reduce the associated charging costs. Now the good news for extreme travelers. Chargers on gallium nitride can operate in a fairly aggressive environment. For example, at high temperatures.

What problems does GaN operated charging solve?

Even at home, it is not convenient to charge the entire fleet of devices, not to mention long trips. You can buy one block from the MacBook for everything, but the trouble is the only exit port. You can charge everything with it, and in the case of the iPhone, it’s also fast, but this does not solve the problem of simultaneously charging several devices. The bottom line is that charging one device requires one port with sufficient electrical conductivity. To quickly and safely charge the MacBook, there must be a complex voltage stabilization system inside, although the output is on a regular USB-C. To make an equally efficient second USB-C with the same efficiency in one block for parallel charging of the second device, you need to double the block. Also, you have to take care of overheating. The GaN charger, by reducing the size, can accommodate “multiple charges” in one case. With a smaller size, it produces more voltage. Under the same conditions, silicon chargers will overheat so much that they will simply melt. The GaN charger will get warm, but the allowable temperatures and the maximum overheating threshold are higher here.

Now we pass to the most interesting and useful. The power of the basic charger for the iPhone is 5W. Already sold GaN chargers can easily deliver from 65 watts. To understand the superiority, it is worth knowing that the more powerful charger for the iPad has a power of 15 watts, and 29 watts for the MacBook.

Now you know all the peculiarities of GaN technology. Anker is already producing the GaN operated technology charging devices, so if you need a powerful charger, just visit their website and order it.

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