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On December 12, 2024 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Mouser Technical Content Staff

DC microgrids are transforming energy distribution by enhancing efficiency, power quality, and renewable energy integration. Discover how and learn about the challenges and solutions in implementing these systems for a sustainable and resilient energy future.

New Tech Tuesdays: Ambient Power: Energy-Harvesting Robots

On November 14, 2023 in All, Automation, Computing, Energy Harvesting, General, IoT, Maker, Medical, New Tech Tuesdays, Open Source, Power by Rudy Ramos

In the quest for sustainability and efficiency, energy-harvesting robots stand out as innovative wonders. With their ability to extract power from the environment, these robots present a novel approach to autonomous operations, challenging age-old norms of charging and battery replacement.

Discrete Transformerless Voltage Multipliers and Cap Chargers for Voltage Multiplication

On October 20, 2023 in All, Energy Harvesting, General by Vishay

Stepping up AC voltages is not uncommon, but when size and cost are key, discrete voltage multipliers can fit the bill. Voltage multipliers can be used in low-voltage analog and high-voltage, high-power industrial designs.

Tagged With: analog, discrete, energy harvesting, industrial, laser, low power, power, step-up, transformer, voltage

Improving Extreme Temp Performance in EV Batteries

On March 31, 2023 in All, Automotive, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Adam Kimmel

Extreme temperatures can reduce EV range by up to 35 percent and negatively impact battery durability. Energy harvesting is emerging as a tool to trim these efficiency losses to optimize battery performance and increase charging speed.

New Tech Tuesdays: Extending Battery Life with Energy Harvesting Technology

On February 21, 2023 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, IoT, New Tech Tuesdays, Power by Rudy Ramos

In this week's New Tech Tuesday, we delve into Low Illumination Solar Cells from TDK and the Light Energy Harvesting Evaluation Board from e-peas and how they support energy harvesting solutions from renewable sources.

Tagged With: batteries, energy, energy harvesting, e-peas, tdk

Using 2D Materials in Photo-Harvesting Applications

On July 29, 2022 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Liam Critchley

As society looks toward more ways of harvesting our natural environment, 2D materials offer a way to efficiently harvest solar rays into a usable output. 2D materials use light to create energy via advanced solar cells, producing hydrogen fuel and facilitating advanced cancer treatments.

Using 2D Materials to Create Water Energy-Harvesting Devices

On July 29, 2022 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Liam Critchley

Designers can use 2D materials to develop different water-harvesting applications beyond the mainstream tidal and hydroelectric power harvesting process. These include harvesting energy from salinity gradients where water bodies meet and harvesting energy from rainfall and other water motions.

2D Materials in Piezoelectric Nanogenerators (PENGs)

On July 22, 2022 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Medical by Liam Critchley

The piezoelectric effect is not only a common phenomenon in bulk inorganic materials; it is also observed in select 2D materials. This blog explores how designers can use 2D materials capable of generating a piezoelectric charge in a range of nanogenerators (PENGs) for powering small-scale devices.

2D Materials in Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs)

On July 19, 2022 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Industrial, IoT, Low Power, Medical, Power by Liam Critchley

The inherent thinness, active surface, and mechanical properties of 2D materials have the potential to create more efficient and longer-lasting TENG devices for powering small-scale electronics.

New Tech Tuesdays: Three Solutions That Spur Energy Harvesting Development

On March 1, 2022 in All, Automation, Automotive, Empowering Innovation, General, Industrial, IoT, Medical, New Tech Tuesdays, Power, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

In this week's New Tech Tuesday, we'll look at energy-harvesting devices from Texas Instruments, Kyocera, and Würth Elektronik.

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