Graphene energy harvesting chips closer to availability
https://www.electronics-lab.com/graphene-energy-harvesting-chips-closer-to-availability/
Nanotechnology company NTS Innovations says it has achieved a major milestone in its development of a graphene energy harvesting (GEH) clean energy source that can operate in any environment. GEH is the act of harvesting energy at the nanoscale level from the naturally occurring oscillations in graphene. Freestanding graphene converts ambient energy into mechanical energy […]
e-peas AEM10941 Solar Energy Harvesting IC
https://www.electronics-lab.com/e-peas-aem10941-solar-energy-harvesting-ic/
e-peas AEM10941 Solar Energy Harvesting IC is an integrated Ambient Energy Manager (AEM) that can extract DC power from up to 7-cell solar panels, simultaneously storing energy in a rechargeable element and supplying the system with two independent regulated voltages. The AEM10941 is designed to extend battery lifetime and ultimately eliminate the primary energy storage element […]
Mouser signs groundbreaking deal with e-peas
https://www.electronics-lab.com/mouser-signs-groundbreaking-deal-with-e-peas/
Mouser Electronics has become the first authorized distributor of e-peas energy-harvesting PMICs and processing and sensing solutions. The products are available for immediate shipment around the world. With products that help design engineers enable their hardware to be powered indefinitely, e-peas provide IC solutions for applications such as industrial, home and building automation, agriculture, health […]
RE Family, The World’s Most Energy Efficient MCUs with Arm® Cortex® M Core
https://www.electronics-lab.com/re-family-the-worlds-most-energy-efficient-mcus-with-arm-cortex-m-core/
When designing a low power system, you want to make the most out of your batteries, while keeping them small and cheap and desirably incorporate energy harvesting for full autonomy, but your desired microcontroller should also perform decently at the lowest energy cost. The new family of microcontrollers from Renesas is here to help you! […]
HiSilicon & Nowi Introduce Energy Autonomous NB-IoT Platform: a Power-free Solution in the Smallest Size Possible
https://www.electronics-lab.com/hisilicon-nowi-introduce-energy-autonomous-nb-iot-platform-power-free-solution-smallest-size-possible/
HiSilicon and Nowi’s continued collaboration has led to a 2nd generation Energy Autonomous NB-IoT platform optimised for ease-of-use and form factor. New Internet of Things applications are now possible, where physical size is limited and ‘Plug & Forget’ indefinite operation is required. HiSilicon (Shanghai) Ltd and Nowi Energy B.V. today showcased the 2nd generation of […]
Solar Integrated ULP Feather Needs No batteries
https://www.electronics-lab.com/solar-integrated-ulp-feather-needs-no-batteries/
Long battery-life and Low power consumption are usually top on the list of requirements for most hardware devices these days, as the weariness of having to constantly charge a device continues to have significant effect on customers’ choice. Asides from consumer applications, another reason fueling this demand is the growth in the deployment of IoT […]
ONiO.zero RISC-V Microcontroller Functions On Harvested Energy
https://www.electronics-lab.com/onio-zero-risc-v-microcontroller-functions-harvested-energy/
ONiO, a Norwegian healthcare-focused Internet of Things (IoT) expert has unveiled ONiO.zero, an ultra-low-power RISC-V-based microcontroller capable of operating solely from harvested energy — without needing a battery, capacitor, or any other means of energy storage. The company says “ONiO.zero is an ultra-low-power wireless MCU that uses energy harvesting technology.” This indicates that the ONiO.zero […]
Ambient humidity energy harvesters could compete with solar cells
https://www.electronics-lab.com/ambient-humidity-energy-harvesters-compete-solar-cells/
Leveraging the natural adsorption–desorption exchange of water molecules from ambient air at the interface of a nanoporous mesh of protein nanowires, a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts has demonstrated a durable form of energy harvesting that could potentially compete with solar cells on volumetric power density. By Julien Happich @ eenewseurope.com Publishing […]
Mercury DC/DC Boost Converters harvest energy from TEGs
https://www.electronics-lab.com/mercury-dc-dc-boost-converters-harvest-energy-tegs/
MATRIX Industries’ nanopower energy harvesting boost converter with microwatt cold-start, input impedance matching, and regulated output MATRIX Industries’ Mercury is a family of highly integrated DC/DC boost converters that are ideal for harvesting and managing surplus energy from extremely low input voltage sources such as TEGs (thermoelectric generators) and thermopiles. The patented transformer reuse topology […]
ONiO.zero microcontroller runs without a battery
https://www.electronics-lab.com/onio-zero-microcontroller-runs-without-a-battery/
It’s becoming quite obvious that traditional batteries are limiting the progress of IoT devices. They are expensive, they contain harmful chemicals and most importantly All-Batteries-Will-Die. Vemund Kval Bakken chief technology officer and co-founder at ONiO say the real problem with the battery approach to IoT comes when you actually consider the battery shelf life as […]