Energy

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In-Building Metasurface Radar Detects Humans to Reduce HVAC Usage

A shape-changing metasurface radar detects real-time room occupancy in residential buildings to reduce energy consumption by HVAC systems.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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Wyld and DEWA Launch Satellite IoT Network for Utilities Sector

May 20, 2022
DEWA becomes the world's first utility to use nanosatellites and IoT technology to maintain and plan its networks.
Microchip Technology
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Rugged 1700-V SiC Power Devices Step in for Silicon IGBTs

July 27, 2021
A silicon carbide portfolio with 1700-V MOSFET die, discrete, and power-module devices extend designers’ options for efficiency and power density.
Sumida
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Products of the Week: A Powerful Review

July 2, 2021
In this roundup, we will take a look at some of the past power components that were, and in some cases still are, widely utilized in everything from automobiles to LEDs.
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Development Ecosystem Drives G3-PLC Hybrid Connectivity into Smart Devices

Feb. 17, 2021
Seeking to accelerate G3-PLC Hybrid connectivity in smart-grid and IoT devices, a pair of development kits centers on ST's ST8500 PLC modem chipset.
Purdue University
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Metamaterials Store Energy in Their Skins

Dec. 2, 2020
Energy can be stored and accessed using convex and concave shapes on sheets of bistable materials.
NXP Semiconductors
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In-Vehicle Controller Wirelessly Charges Two Mobile Devices at Once

Aug. 27, 2020
Single controller simultaneously charges two Qi-enabled mobile devices at up to 2 x 15 W.
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Passive components

Antenna Array Aids Energy Harvesting

An antenna array uses mechanical adjustment of its feed point for continuous E-field beamsteering of ±35 deg. at 2.4 GHz.
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Active components

Receiving System Converts RF to DC

A six-antenna array and RF-to-dc conversion circuit can efficiently collect otherwise wasted RF energy in a room.
HaLow the new version of WiFi is designed to consume significantly lower power and have twice the range as traditional WiFi making suitable for the tiny sensors that will gather data in future smart cities Image courtesy of EFF PhotosFlickr
Systems

The Down Low on HaLow: Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things

A new version of Wi-Fi is trying to alter the perception that it is not suited for the industrial sensors, wearables, and smart home devices that will keep the Internet of Things...
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Active components

How Do You Stack Up?

Welcome to this year’s annual compensation survey. In surveying our audience across our family of brands, we found a number of similar findings.