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Energy Harvesting Spotlight: Maxim Claims “Smallest Solar Harvesting Solution”
January 18, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
IoT designers are commonly plagued with the issue of long-term deployment. Energy-harvesting paradigms, including a new solar harvesting device from Maxim, may be a promising supplement to battery cells.
Deploying Internet of Things (IoT) devices for long-term service remains a complex challenge despite high-density batteries, high-efficiency power converters, and low-power electronics. To power IoT devices, designers are faced with power considerations addressing three specific states of operation: quiescent, steady-state, and pulse/burst modes of operation.
For example, in a fire alarm, a small steady-state current draw is best handled by primary battery chemistry, where shelf life can be reasonably extrapolated based on the total integrated power requirements of the device relative to the prima