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OMRON, Holst Centre/imec Unveil Prototype of Energy Harvesting DC Power Supply

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

OMRON and Holst Centre/imec have unveiled a prototype of an extremely compact vibrational energy harvesting DC power supply with worlds’ highest efficiency. The prototype will be demonstrated at the TECHNO-FRONTIER2014 exhibition in Tokyo from July 23-25. Combining OMRON’s electret energy harvester with a Holst Centre/imec power management IC, it can convert and store energy from vibrations in the μW range with high efficiency to the driving voltage of general sensors. The prototype measures...

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