Voltaic Sys and e-peas collaborate on solar chargers based on Li-Ion capacitors

Lithium Ion Capacitors (LICs) are great alternative to traditional lithium ion batteries in many LPWAN applications. While less power dense, they have a very broad temperature range and a very high amount of rated cycles (50,000+). Combined with the right panel, they can easily last 10+ years and dramatically reduce the costs of battery replacements.[ We have designed two solar chargers based on Lithium Ion Capacitors. The latest is in collaboration with e-peas, a leader in PMICs for energy harvesting. E-peas, the leader in PMICs for energy harvesting, and Voltaic Systems, the leader in solar systems for IoT, combine their unique value propositions of high-performance power management Ics (PMICs) and photovoltaic cells to offer hardware an ultra-compact, lightweight, long-lifetime energy supply solution for heavy-duty applications. This Lithium-Ion Capacitor (LiC) based solar charging solution eliminates battery replacements and ensures performance across a broad range of operating temperatures. The solution is intended to power outdoor IoT sensing applications including those like the Generic Node running on The Things Industries LoRaWAN network. Customers are expected to use the solar charger for applications across agriculture agriculture data collection, environmental monitoring and asset tracking. The collaboration focuses on the e-peas AEM10941 highly efficien...