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Energy Harvesting PMIC
What is Energy Harvesting?Energy harvesting is the process by which energy is derived from external sources (e.g. solar or light energy, thermal energy, and kinetic energy) and stored for small, wireless autonomous devices like those used in Wireless Sensor Nodes (WSNs). Energy Harvesting Devices (EHDs) provide a very small amount of power for low-energy electronics. Solar modules are the most popular EHDs, since they are readily available, easy to use and low cost. The power generated is proportional to the the size of module and varies with brightness. Piezoelectric and electromagnetic EHDs generate AC power from kinetic energy such as vibration. They can generate large amounts of power with high voltage, but the challenge for these EHDs is to provide a vibration source of constant predictable frequency. Because of this, a typical application for a vibration EHD is attaching to a motor. A thermoelectric generator (TEG) can generate power with high current from heat. Similar to the vibration EHD, you have to ensure a constant temperature gradient for this device to provide usable power. Energy Harvesting Power Management IC (PMIC)An Energy Harvesting PMIC is part of an Energy Harvesting System (EHS) that includes the EHD and a Storage Device. The PMIC receives the intermittent, very low-energy generated by the EHD and transforms that energy for storage in the Storage Device. The Storage Device, which is typically a battery, conventional capacitor, or supercapacitor, then is connected to the rest of the system, providing the power needed to operate.
The Energy Harvesting PMIC provides the following capabilities:
Cypress has a full line of Energy Harvesting PMICs that are tailored to different application requirements. |
1. Watch the introduction to the Energy Harvesting video
2. Download your specific Energy Harvesting PMIC datasheet
3. Download these Application Notes to start your first Energy Harvesting System designs
- Refer to AN213948 - Basic Concepts for Energy Delivery with S6AE101A, S6AE102A, and S6AE103A
- Refer to AN210772 - Energy Calculation for Energy Harvesting with S6AE101A, S6AE102A, and S6AE103A
- Refer to AN204360 - Energy Calculation for Energy Harvesting with CY39C811 and CY39C831
- Refer to AN204361 - Hybrid Application using Energy Harvesting PMIC with CY39C811
4. Purchase an Energy Harvesting Kit and start development
5. Sign up for an Energy Harvesting WSN Workshop
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CYALKIT-E04 S6AE102A and S6AE103A Evaluation Kit: The CYALKIT-E04 S6AE102A and S6AE103A EVK is an easy-to-use energy harvesting evaluation kit used to develop applications that require no battery or battery life extension. This kit consists of an S6AE102A board, S6AE103A board, and a sensor board along with a solar module, wires, and a coin battery for testing different configurations. Price: $59.00 |
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CYALKIT-E02 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon Reference Design Kit (RDK): The CYALKIT-E02 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon Reference Design Kit (RDK) has been created to help you design tiny solar-powered IoT devices with BLE wireless connectivity. The RDK comes with a Solar BLE Sensor as well as a BLE-USB Bridge and Debug. Price: $49.00 |
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CYALKIT-E03 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor 5 Pack: The CYALKIT-E03 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon 5 Pack is expansion pack for CYALKIT-E02 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon RDK. The kit can be used to deploy a wireless sensor network by placing each beacon in remote locations. The sensor data from each beacon is transmitted to a BLE device and then sent to the cloud for analysis. Price: $99.00 |
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The Solar Powered IoT Device Development Kit provides an easy-to-use platform for the development of a solar-powered IoT device with BLE wireless connectivity. Price: $49.00 |
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S6AE10xA Series Evaluation Board (S6SAE100A00VA1001): The S6SAE100A00VA1001 is the tiny evaluation board for the ultra-low-power energy harvesting PMIC S6AE10xA series for indoor type solar cell. Price: $25.00 |
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