founded 2004 headquarters irvine california area served worldwide key people steven brimmer ceo products novacell novacell plus intracell smartcell number of employees 50 website www.suncoresolar.com suncore corporation is a company that produces light powered intelligent charging systems to power today s mobile devices for original equipment manufacturers oems operators service providers and distributors cofounded in 2004 by steven brimmer in irvine california . 1 2 3 4 contents 1 technology 2 novacell 8 3 references 4 external links technology edit suncore s light powered intelligent charging systems use proprietary photovoltaic pv panel technology to harvest light energy with a sensitive range of 300 to 1200 nanometers well beyond the visible light spectrum . the suncore light powered intelligent charging system possesses a unique quality allowing you to recharge your devices using ambient light . for the first time this allows charging to occur indoors as opposed to being told to place your device in the hot direct sunlight to charge . 5 the systems microcontroller based charge management circuitry and software optimizes the absorbed energy s high efficiency transfer from the pv panel to the battery as the device is moved within varying light conditions . 6 7 novacell 8 edit suncore s novacell the novacell is a light driven handheld charger that connects to today s most popular mobile devices and increases user operating time between battery charges . the novacell combines proprietary technologies to harvest energy from virtually any light condition indoor ambient and incandescent to sunlight and shade . photovoltaic pv panel proprietary monolithically interconnected back point junction pv panel is responsible for a spectral sensitivity range of 300 1200 nanometers . charge management built in intelligence of the microcontroller based charge management circuitry and software optimize the absorbed energy s high effciency transfer rate from the pv panel to the battery as the novacell is moved within and between varying light conditions . this process ensures the greatest voltage level and current output . battery power indicators centered on the lower faceplate five led lights indicate the power level of the built in lithium battery . each led light represents the remaining battery power at 20 % increments with an accuracy of 1 % . light positioning indicators a sun icon also on the face plate continuously displays charge strength under various light conditions . the icon s intensity signals when optimal exposure to light is achieved maximizing charge output . an intense brightly lit icon shows the ideal light level for greatest power output . references edit charge your cell phone using light courtesy suncore . the oc register . retrieved oct 14 2009 . pilgrim talks steve brimmer 8 18 10 . pilgrim talks steve brimmer 8 18 10 . pilgrim on the 405 . retrieved 2010 08 18 . norman jan. rrows tech superstars 23575 are these tomorrow s superstar businesses check url value help . the orange county register . retrieved oct 9 2009 . suncore inc. . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 20 june 2011 . whitty julia . charge your cell phone with light any light . www.motherjones.com . mother jones . retrieved 2009 08 27 . lo patrick . suncore s novacell solar charger . green street journal . retrieved nov 24 2009 . ido mr. power on the go with portable solar charger novacell . alternative energy . retrieved nov 9 2009 . suncore s novacell external links edit suncore corporation website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title suncore corporation & oldid 698897045 categories photovoltaics manufacturerssolar energy companies of the united statesmanufacturing companies based in californiacompanies based in orange county californiaelectronics companies established in 2004energy companies established in 2004manufacturing companies established in 2004renewable resource companies established in 2004hidden categories pages with url errors navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 january 2016 at 22 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view