16 Jun 2010

ZigBee wireless temperature sensor energized by a thermo generator
At the recent IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage conference Europe in Munich, an excellent presentation was given by the $20 billion Schneider Electric on a ZigBee Wireless Temperature Sensor Energized by a Thermo Generator.
7 Jun 2010

ZigBee for Energy Harvesting and Very Low Power
The ZigBee standards lead to electronic systems that are inherently self organizing (self calibrating) and self healing and such devices use much less power and can be deployed in larger numbers than the original WiFi and Bluetooth options. However, we now have low power WiFi and Bluetooth and many proprietary protocols for wireless sensor networks that use much less power than ZigBee, power being a constant worry because WSN needs so much electricity and yet the devices usually need to be small. So what are the ZigBee enthusiasts doing to stay relevant?
13 May 2010

Wireless sensor networks - we are getting there
Suddenly tiny broad band vibration harvesters, transparent film photovoltaics and many other forms of harvesting become sufficient and the 20 year node looks possible.
11 May 2010

Wireless Sensor Networks - We Are Getting There
Yet it is only a first step to small devices communicating without human involvement and without those radio masts and their expensive and vulnerable cabling. Remember that...
29 Oct 2009

End User Requirements Aired at Inaugural Energy Harvesting Event
Next week more than 300 attendees will converge in Denver at two co-located events: Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS. These events bring together the whole ecosystem from adopters of the technology to those making wireless sensors, ultra low power electronics, energy harvesting and energy storage devices.
6 Jul 2009

ZigBee Green Power Feature Set Revealed
The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, has announced development of the ZigBee Green Power feature set to establish a global, standard technology for self-powered devices operating through energy harvesting techniques.
25 Jun 2009

Launch of IDTechEx Energy Harvesting & Storage US Event
Speakers already confirmed include The US Navy SPAWAR, GE, Savi Technology, University of Michigan, Fisk University, Structural Graphics, MicroStrain, Axcess Technologies, The Facility, NREL and many others.
15 May 2009

Unique conference Energy Harvesting focuses on printing
The subject of energy harvesting making small electronic and electric devices self-sufficient, usually for decades - is changing rapidly.
26 Sep 2008

Packaging Days Conference
IDTechEx report on the Packaging Days conference held on September 23-24 at the Centre des Congres, Paris.