Epishina and atmospheric have combined forces to create an ultra-thin self-powered beacon. Both parties produce components for energy harvesting. Atmosic Technologies has designed ultra-low power wireless solutions to drastically reduce the power consumption of connected devices. When Atmosic’s ATM3 Bluetooth system-on-chip (SoC) is combined with Epishine’s indoor solar cell, the beacon can harvest enough power to run without batteries. This will significantly reduce battery waste and help drive a greener, more sustainable, battery-free Internet of Things, along with a substantially lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
The Atmosic and Epishine partnership demonstrates the potential for electronics companies to design self-powered devices from IoT sensors and retail solutions (such as electronic shelf labels) to consumer electronics. The field of energy harvesting is growing rapidly and partnerships like this show that energy harvesting is the future.
“Atmosic’s ultra-low power technology combined with the high performance of our solar cell really shows that there is already a solution for the deployment of billions of sensors in the IoT market. Previous issues around sustainability and the cost of running IoT devices on batteries have their solution right here,” says Niklas Forsgren, Head of Product Integration at Epishine.
Epishine’s high-performance and reliable indoor solar cell is produced in an innovative roll-to-roll process in Sweden. The solar cell is thin and flexible, allowing easy integration with different applications. Helping companies make IoT devices self-powered is an important focus for Epishine given the company’s strong environmental focus and the huge potential for sustainability in buildings. With beacons and other connected devices that don’t rely on disposable batteries, buildings can increase their operational efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. With buildings responsible for 40% of all CO2 emissions globally, partnerships like this one are crucial to reducing that figure.
“As sustainability becomes a more important focus for businesses around the world, we’re seeing a huge demand for energy harvesting solutions that help eliminate battery waste,” says Paul Davis, vice president of battery management. Atmosic Technologies products. “By partnering with Epishine, we provide our customers with options to reduce the carbon footprint of their self-powered connected devices.”
Powered by Atmosic’s Power Radio technology and Controlled Energy Harvesting technology, the company’s innovative ATM3 SoCs deliver energy savings. Atmosic’s ultra-low power solutions are ideal for a wide range of connected devices, including asset trackers, beacons, remote controls, keyboards, mice and handheld devices.
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