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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

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.

Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Nodes with Energy Harvesting

On April 15, 2021 in All, Sensors, Wireless by Rafik Mitry

Wireless sensor nodes are emerging quickly in countless applications. Powering them is becoming a challenge, as these are usually battery-operated devices. Batteries have a definite lifetime, after which it needs to be replaced. Learn how energy harvesting could extend the battery life of a WSN.

A Year Later, How Does My Smart Mailbox Perform?

On January 4, 2021 in All, Automation, Dev Tools, IoT, Low Power, Maker, Open Source, Wireless by Rafik Mitry

The Arduino MKRFOX 1200 Smart Mailbox was constructed at the Mouser Electronics Germany branch in Munich, and we have been testing it for the past year. In the following, we review the performance of the board over the previous year.

Cypress’ MCU Platform Built for IoT Apps

On August 19, 2020 in All, IoT, Low Power, Wireless by Paul Golata

Cypress Semiconductors’ PSoC 6 MCU is a high-performance, ultra-low-power, and secure MCU platform, purpose-built for IoT applications. With the enablement software in ModusToolbox, support for Cypress Wi-Fi/Bluetooth modules, it allows developers to create integrated low-power, secure, cloud-connected designs.

How Wearables Will Facilitate Healthcare

On July 13, 2020 in All, IoT, Low Power, Medical, Sensors, Wireless by Stephen Evanczuk

The importance of timely healthcare data has gained special recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic, but better data will be needed well after the pandemic fades. Healthcare wearables offer an effective, long-term solution for delivering essential patient data required by healthcare workers.

MCU Sleep States: How Many Do You Really Need?

On October 13, 2016 in Power by Warren Miller

MCUs have found homes in just about every low power application. The ability for the MCU to enter a low power mode has made them even more attractive in a variety of power restricted designs. Recent advances in energy harvesting have created new opportunities for MCU controlled devices, and low power is critical here, too. In fact, energy harvesting presents bigger challenges than battery operated applications since power isn’t available in as predictable a manner as with batteries.

Tagged With: energy harvesting, low power, MCU, Power Management, sleep state

APEC Day 2: Hot Rod Layouts, SiC Proponents, and New Options for LED Lighting Drivers

On March 19, 2015 in Power by Aimee Kalnoskas

If you weren’t certain by Day 1 of the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) exhibition what the running themes were, you found confirmation on Day 2. High density, low power, SiC and GaN all played out through new products, technical sessions, and papers.

Tagged With: APEC, GaN, High Density, low power, Power, SiC

Doing the Low-Power Limbo

On April 15, 2014 in Low Power by John Donovan

Back when they still made vinyl records the Limbo was a popular dance craze. Imported from the Caribbean via Chubby Checker, you’d try to dance yourself under a horizontal bar without falling flat on your back. The lower the bar went the more people would clap—up until the point where you crashed out and everyone laughed. The challenge was, “How low can you go?”

Tagged With: Chubby Checker, Engineers, Limbo, Low-Power, Moore's Law

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