Autonomous sensors

Autonomous sensors are already in use for a variety of applications like smart buildings, home automation, smart cities and wearables. They are often placed in remote locations These sensing applications include pressure, humidity, temperature, light, motion and chemical gas monitoring. Most of the time wireless connectivity is used to periodically transmit the collected data to a central processing unit and/or to the cloud. These applications do rely

either on primary battery power: In such a case, the total costs of ownership include high labor costs needed to change regularly the batteries during routine or predictive maintenance.
or on a power supply solution combining ambient energy harvesting and a local energy storage (the idea there is to replace the primary battery with a limited lifespan by a rechargeable micro-battery so as to get a virtually perpetual energy source recharged by the energy harvester).
ITEN micro-batteries can help when used together with primary batteries to deliver power levels that usual primary batteries are unable to deliver and that are required for the radio transmission of collected data. This power-assist solution is also useful to supplement the primary battery and to extend the operating time of the autonomous sensors, even in harsh environments. ITEN rechargeable micro-batteries are also used not only to store the energy extracted from ambient energy harvesters but also support the sensor energy needs when the ambient energy source is no longer available.

Take benefit of the high energy storage density, of the low self-discharge, of the broad operating temperature range and of the long lifespan of ITEN SMD micro-batteries which are also capable of delivering high peak currents on demand;

ITEN micro-batteries are also safe, easy to assemble (pick & place and solder reflow) and easy to recycle just like any other SMD components!

ITEN helps you to select the right micro-battery meeting your requirements.