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New Super VOOC charging technology out

by on25 February 2016


Oppo will use it in headsets

Oppo has announced a new Super VOOC charging technology which it says will be headed for future headsets and smartphones that the outfit makes.

The Super VOOC has a super ability of charging a 2,500mAh battery in just 15 minutes where as the legacy VOOC can manage 45 per cent  in 5 minutes. The Super VOOC charging works with both microUSB and USB Type-C ports.

Super VOOC uses a a low-voltage pulse-charge system, allowing users to charge up to 45 percent in five minutes of charging, for a 2500mAh battery. Oppo successfully demoed the tech on stage during its press event. Oppo has included a customized battery and software with Super VOOC-enabled devices, allowing them to regulate the current to prevent overheating.

It does need a different Super VOOC Flash Charger plug, a special cable and a connector made from high-quality materials. Oppo has announced that it will be adding support for VOOC in its upcoming smartphones. It is not clear at this point when it will enter into mass production.

Oppo’s new VOOC charges at 5V and it is also capable of directly transmitting the power to the battery without any voltage conversion. However it is some pretty natty technology and can achieve up to 97% of charging efficiency.

VOOC Flash Charge has an MCU chip (flash core) in the adapter in order to achieve voltage open-loop and multi-stage, constant-current charging. Due to the difference in efficiency and charging mechanism, the temperature of the device working on the VOOC Flash would remain low.

VOOC Flash Charge-enabled devices will heat up by a maximum of only 3.3 degrees Celsius. If you try to use another charger along with the Oppo Smartphone built with Super VOOC, it will perform regular charging "due to the temperature spikes caused by quick charging and screen brightening simultaneously."

 

Last modified on 25 February 2016
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