ALD Energy Harvesting Modules Gain Momentum With Technology Adoption
Advanced Linear Devices, Inc. (ALD) announced that customer orders for its EPAD EH300 and EH301 Energy Harvesting Modules have increased significantly since their introduction in February. Fueled by what the company describes as strong demand in industrial, aviation and automotive to transportation, wireless and power sectors, the modules are said to have received a strong response from technology developers.
"We have more than 400 customers evaluating our EPAD energy harvesting modules in everything from piezoelectric power supplies to passenger controls in large airliners to wireless sensor arrays that monitor a bridge’s structural integrity," said Bob Chao, CEO of ALD Inc.
The demand for ALD’s modules is said to reflect a growing interest for energy harvesting-related technology. Market researcher Darnell Group projected that the worldwide unit market for energy harvesting technology will experience growth above 65% between 2008 and 2013, as developers bring systems to market.
ALD’s EH300 and EH301 EPAD® Energy Harvesting Modules™ accept energy from a wide variety of ambient energy sources generated from vibration, light, chemical reaction, fluid and air flow, heat and others. The modules then store this energy to power electronic systems such as wireless sensor networks or remote controls.
"ALD’s EPAD devices have been an important part of our energy harvesting solution designs for capturing ambient mechanical energy as electrical power," said Jerry Ruddle, Executive Vice President of Advanced Cerametrics, Inc. "Combined with our unique piezoelectric fiber composite products that convert vibration and other mechanical forces to useful levels of electrical energy, the ALD EPADs offer us important capabilities in power conditioning and management.
ALD EPAD Energy Harvesting Modules are completely self-powered and ready to harvest energy from sources that generate intermittent energy impulses.
