Tag: Solar
R1810 Boost DC/DC Converter is an energy harvesting solution
The R1810 Boost DC/DC Converter is an energy harvesting solution designed for powering low current consuming IoT devices by extracting energy from Photovoltaic cells. Target applications include wireless sensors, home and building automation, remote monitoring, presence detection,...
Continue ReadingIRR1-SOL Solar Irradiance Meter helps troubleshooting of photovoltaic installations
Fluke's IRR1-SOL solar irradiance meter is designed to simplify the installation and troubleshooting of photovoltaic arrays in a single handheld tool Solar energy converts the sun’s energy into electricity; solar technology is improving with costs of going solar decreasing...
Continue ReadingE-PEAS Battery Chargers Target Wearable, Medical and Sensor Products
Addressing the need for streamlined power management solutions for energy harvesting hardware, e-peas has unveiled a new family of battery charger devices. While the company’s existing power management ICs (PMICs) offer direct power delivery to the application, as well as the...
Continue ReadingRemote Solution Chooses Nowi as Partner to Develop Solar-powered Remote Controls
Remote Solution is partnering with Nowi to develop eco-friendly, solar-powered TV remote controls. The objective of this collaboration is to bring sustainable solutions to market, using Remote Solution’s expertise in designing and manufacturing world-class remote controls and...
Continue ReadingE-PEAS New Buck-Boost ICs enables Highly Efficient Energy Harvesting from Solar & Vibrational Sources
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...
Continue ReadingCalculate Size of Solar Panel, Battery Bank and Inverter (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
Design of solar panel/battery bank and inverter using this Excel Sheet. This MS Excel spreadsheet calculates the following: Total Demand Load Size of Solar Panel Select Type of Connection of Solar Panel Select Rating of Each Solar Panel Energy from Solar Panel as...
Continue ReadingEnergy harvesting PMIC available as samples
Nowi BV (Delft, The Netherlands) has samples available of its NH2 energy harvesting power management IC (PMIC). The NH2D0245 comes in a QFN package measuring 3mm by 3mm. Including the external capacitor, it has an assembly footprint of just 3mm by 3.6mm. The NH2 is designed to extract...
Continue ReadingBuck-Boost Battery Charge Controller with MPPT and I2C
The LT8491 from Analog Devices is a buck-boost switching regulator battery charge controller that implements a constant-current constant-voltage (CCCV) charging profile used for most battery types, including sealed lead-acid (SLA), flooded, gel and lithium-ion. Applications are...
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