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For more than 10 years, e-peas has been working on low-power and self-powered technologies to help wireless devices become more autonomous and stay connected for longer.
Geoffroy Gosset, CEO and co-founder, explains more.
What are the main challenges in energy harvesting?
The biggest challenge for devices like smart wearables, wireless sensors, and electronic shelf labels (ESL) is making them work independently using only small amounts of energy collected from the environment such as light, heat, or vibrations.
e-peas offers around 20 different Ambient Energy Managers designed to manage and optimize energy from these sources. e-peas’ technologies can work with one or several types of harvested energy and store it in small batteries or supercapacitors for later use.
Today’s market needs devices that consume very little power and require less maintenance. The goal is to create IoT products that can operate for years with minimal battery replacement.
How does e-peas help reduce battery replacement?
e-peas develops technologies that allow devices to work much longer without human intervention by using energy already available in the environment.
e-peas’ solutions combine ultra-low-power electronics with energy harvesting from:
- light,
- temperature differences,
- vibrations,
- and radio waves.
The company is also involved in organizations focused on low-power and wireless technologies, such as the CSA (Connectivity Standards Alliance) and the NFC Forum.
e-peas’ technologies are already used in products like:
- remote controls,
- keyboards,
- sensors,
- cameras,
- electronic shelf labels,
- and other connected devices.
e-peas also helps industrial companies reduce maintenance costs and dependence on traditional batteries.
What opportunities does this market offer?
The energy harvesting market is growing quickly thanks to the expansion of IoT and the demand for more sustainable technologies.
By combining ultra-low-power electronics with energy harvesting, companies can create a new generation of smart connected devices capable of operating for years with little or no battery maintenance.
