Energy Harvesting Wireless Remote Switch

SEED Lab work

• Jae-Youn Choi (최 재 윤), Thesis, Feb-2018 [Download]

Companies Making Battery-less Wireless Remote Switch

• ALGRA
  • Algra (Switzerland) working with Microdul (power Manager and electronics)
  • Piezoelectric Harvester Design -EETimes
  • Dynapic Wireless Brochure
  • Dynapic Wireless Module
  • HMI Components Division
  • ALGRA Dynasim and Dynapic
  • Screen printable piezoelectric polymer composites functionalized for Keyboard applications
  • Activation Of Door Handle With Algra Piezo Sensors
  • Patents:
    • Piezoelectric Signal generator
    • Monolithic piezoelectric structural element for keyboards and method of manufacturing
  • Youtube Videos: one , Two ,
• Arveni
  • Old website, New website
  • Energy Harvester details
  • T-Rex Energy Harvester
• EnOcean
  • Website
  • Piezoelectric energy harvester is discontinued, replaced with electromagnetic
  • Electro-Magnetic Harvester
  • Patents: [US20130002241], []
  • Energy Harvesting for M2M Wireless Networks
• PulSeSwitch Systems: Lightning Switch
  • Company website
• Schurter’s PSE series of piezo switches
• Cherry
  • Electromagnetic Harvester
• SmartPie
  • Website-1 , Website-2 , Website-3 , Website-4, Website-5
  • Youtube Video
• SimpleLink Battery-Less Wireless Switch
  • Website
  • Slideshare Presentation
  • Youtube Video-1 , Youtube Video-2

Communication IC's for Battery-less Wireless Remote Switch

• NXP JN5168 microcontroller
  • MeshBee: Open Source Zigbee Pro Module with MCU (JN5168)Module
• GreenPeak [Now acquired by Qorvo]
  • GP410: ZigBee Green Power Communications Controller for Switches
  • GP490: ZigBee Home Automation Communications Controller

News

• Imec Boosts Bluetooth Battery Life [ IEEE Spectrum, 20 Feb 2018]