E-PEAS New Buck-Boost ICs enables Highly Efficient Energy Harvesting from Solar & Vibrational Sources


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Expanding its portfolio of advanced power management ICs (PMICs) for energy harvesting applications, e-peas has announced two new devices capable of further pushing the performance envelope. The RF AEM30330, Vibration AEM30330 and solar AEM10330 PMICs both utilize a buck-boost architecture. This enables them to cover a greater range of input voltage levels (from 100mV right […]

Maxim Integrated MAX20361 Single-Cell/Multi-Cell Solar Harvester


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Maxim Integrated MAX20361 Single-Cell/Multi-Cell Solar Harvester is a fully integrated solution for harvesting energy from single-cell and multi-cell solar sources. The MAX20361 includes an ultra-low quiescent current (360nA) boost converter that is capable of starting from input voltages as low as 225mV. To maximize the power extracted from the source, the MAX20361 implements a proprietary maximum […]

Researchers develop MEMS vibrational energy harvesters for IoT Systems


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IoT systems are very well known these days as they allow connection and exchange of data through the internet. The Internet of Things (IoT) systems consist of a network of sensors, actuators, software, and other technologies connected. Due to increasing design specifications and the need for compactness, dependence on energy sources like solar is not […]

Capacitech Offers Energy Storage Technology with a Unique Form Factor; Flexible Cable-Based Capacitors for Energy Harvesting and IoT Devices


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Power consumption is a crucial factor for the Internet of Things  (IoT) applications, as it relies on a battery, which has a limited capacity and short service life, to carry out the device’s operations. IoT devices are often deployed in places that are physically difficult to reach making it difficult and expensive to replace them […]

Epishine, Ynvisible and Evonik showcase a self-powered smart signage solution


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Joint technology demonstrator showcases new solutions for retail, supply-chain and in-home devices.  Epishine AB, Ynvisible Interactive (a leading company in printed and flexible displays) and Creavis (the strategic innovation unit of Evonik Industries AG – an Essen, Germany headquartered global specialty chemicals group) announce the creation of a new joint demonstrator featuring Evonik’s TAeTTOOz® printed […]

Energous Partners With e-peas to Advance At-a-Distance Wireless Charging Applications Greater Than 1 Meter


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Energous and e-peas will develop an evaluation board to support at-a-distance wireless charging applications for smart buildings, industrial IoT sensors, retail electronic displays and more. (Photo: Business Wire) Energous Corporation, the developer of WattUp®, a revolutionary wireless charging 2.0 technology, announced a partnership with e-peas S.A. (“e-peas”), a leading semiconductor company developing energy harvesting PMICs […]

Turn-key energy harvesting/PMIC module for IoT devices


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Miniaturization and micro-devices company Xidas has introduced what it says is the industry’s first plug & play, universal energy harvesting and power management module for IoT devices. The EHM-UNIV, says the company, is a small surface-mount energy harvesting and power management module that eliminates the need for engineers to purchase energy harvesting evaluation modules and […]

Hybrid LIC Supercapacitors Deliver up to 220 Farads at 3.8 Volts


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Cornell Dubilier’s VMF/VPF hybrid supercapacitors offer greater energy density, low self-discharge rate, and ultra-fast charging. Applications include solar/wind energy storage, energy harvesting, pulse power, UPS systems, and smart electric meters. The VMF series optimizes lifetime, runtime, and cost and has a low self-discharge current and high energy density. These appeal to various market segments, including […]

Epishine’s world unique solar cell provides power indoors down at ~2 uW/cm²


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Now it’s here. Epishine’s ”light cell” can change how we power small electronics – a thin and flexible organic solar cell that can be integrated into sensors, consumer electronics, and other low power devices to reduce or eliminate the need of batteries. “We are very proud to have taken the results from more than 25 […]

EDLC Series Electric Double Layer Capacitors/Supercapacitors rated at 500mF


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TDK’s electric double layer capacitors are small in size with a low profile TDK’s electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) is a charge storage device that offers higher capacitance and higher energy density than an electrolytic capacitor. The EDLC stores charge using an electric double layer formed by ions adhering to the surface of an activated […]