We thought it was time to let the proverbial cat out of the bag. We have been working on a commercial PV for about 4 months now and we are finally in prototyping stage. This new PV will be coming out sometime in the near future, We can't pin point exactly when it will be released but I can guarantee it won't be until its working flawlessly. We will not have a "List" for people to add their names to and We "WILL NOT" be doing a pre-order of any kind. When it's ready for sale We will let everyone know where to go and get one...
Basically it's a switch and a tube with a twist.....
This PV is operating off PWM (Pulse width modulation) concept. The power to the atomizer is adjustable in infinite increments from standard 3.7V to 6+. The voltage across each drag is also infinitely adjustable. The power from the battery to the atomizer is pulsed (turned on and off up to 1000 times per second) based on a average voltage that the user selects. This PV runs off of 2 3.7v 18350's with a fully charged voltage of 8.4v. The batteries are used in pulse mod which doubles any Li-Ion cells maximum current output. The actual power to the atomizer is directly related to the on time of the pulse sequence to the atomizer. For example: If you flicked a light switch on for a set amount of time and off for the same amount of time this is considered 50% duty cycle (50% on time). That means there was power to the light 50% of the time across 1 second of time, this technique would make a 100watt light bulb appear to illuminate like a 50watt light bulb, because this pulse sequence turns on/off at up to 1000 times per second you would never see the light turning on and off. This concept is the basis of operation for this PV.
Every ounce of power that the battery outputs goes directly to the atomizer, no voltage wasted, nothing is resistor-ed, and operates @ close to 90% efficiency. The user determines how much power they want to the atomizer by creating a power level profile and vaping at exactly the power level that you like. The power level, and also the power curve is completely controlled by the user VIA USB port and software, appropriately name "Vapeware". The software gives the user the ability to customize the power and the power curve per drag. Each time you drag, the PV runs a sequence that you have uploaded and tuned to your vaping style. Each Drag can include up to 10 different power settings within a single drag, creating a power curve that best suits you. The settings are uploaded to the PV via USB as a profile. These "Profiles" are settings files, you have the ability to share your profiles with other users and vise-versa. Profiles can be specific to a particular atomizer or even an atomizer/juice combo. You can tune the power level thats best suites a particular juice and your vaping style.
We are hoping to have this available sometime in the summer July/Aug. The software is finished and being tweaked, the electronics are finished, the micro processer code is being finalized, the tube design is in prototyping stage and within a few weeks we will have working prototypes to put through the paces. We have been using this design in a breadboard prototype for the past few months and We couldn't be happier with the results.
Some of the features that will be available, maybe not in the first runs, but the PV has the ability to have code updates installed. If a new feature is designed the code and/or software can be updated.
*Micro processor controlled
*User controlled power setting
*infinitely adjustable voltage
*adjustable power curve (max. 10 sequences per drag)
*customizable power curves (max. 10 sequences per drag)
*profile sharing (download and install other users profiles)
*dual battery operation 2 3.7v protected 18350's(features enabled)
*single battery operation (features disabled, uses 3.7v protected 18650)
*usb pass-through capable (Features and profiles disabled)
*wall pack power Pass-through @8v (features enabled)
*customizable LED notifications
*vaping usage log with time and date stamping
(coding not complete)
*Auto Atomizer resistance detection
(coding not complete)
*battery protection
*low battery notification
*Atomizer connector short protection
*advanced software settings mode
*auto device install via USB
*toggle profile mode (PV can store 4 profiles)
*profile change on the fly (change loaded profiles without USB connect)
Cisco...