Powercaster Transmitter

Powerharvester Receivers

OEM End Devices

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Powercast Technology Overview

Enables the delivery of micro-power over distance using common radio waves
milliwatts and microwatts

Green power solution

eliminates wires and simplifies installation provides lifetime power to battery-free devices reduces/eliminates battery replacement

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Wireless Power from Radio Waves

Features Power over distance One-to-many powering Controllable wireless power
Continuous Scheduled On-Demand

Benefits Provide lifetime power

Replenish battery energy Continuous trickle charge

Zero maintenance devices

Battery-free Inaccessible locations Increased deployment

Enhance device capabilities

Sealable Waterproof Other feature enablement
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Power Source Categories

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Intentional Anticipated Unknown

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Ambient RF vs. Dedicated Tx

Ambient RF (Anticipated/Unknown)
Infrastructure is already in place (TV, radio, mobile, etc) Limited amount of power Broadband antennas are larger than desired Received power can fluctuate

Dedicated Power Transmitters (Intentional)

Provide application enablement (short to mid-range) 24x7 availability and consistent power Negligible energy use (similar to a night-light) Far less RF exposure than your mobile phone Engineered power solution
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Powercast Differentiator
High Efficiency
80

RF to DC Conversion Efficiency

Over a broad range

Load resistance Input power Recharging current

70 60 50 40 30 20

Result
Better performance More power Simplified design-in

Example of other solutions

10 0

-5

10

15

20

Input Power (dBm)

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Simplifying RF Design

Data Custom Design Drop-In Modules Power

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Product Portfolio
P1110 Powerharvester Receiver
Battery Charging Direct Power Remote Activation

0.5
P2110 Powerharvester Receiver
Battery-free devices Intermittent Power Remote Activation

Powercaster Transmitter 4 watts, DSSS 915 MHz ID number broadcast

Sensor / Receiver Module Antenna Powerharvester Receiver Other electronics - battery charging - wireless sensors

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Powerharvester Receivers
P1110 Battery Converts RF to DC Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) output Data output Overvoltage protection
User adjustable up to 4.2V
Designed for: Standard 50 antennas Regular manufacturing processes
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P2110 Battery-Free Converts RF to DC Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) output Data output Regulated output voltage
User adjustable up to 5.25V

External MCU interrupt MCU control of DC output

P1110 Powerharvester Receiver

Pin Configuration

Typical Application

Functional Block Diagram

RFIN

RF to DC Converter
1

VOUT

Voltage Monitor
2 4 7 9 5

10 6

LI ALK VSET

Max Output Voltage Selection ALK=3.3V, LI=4.2V, VSET=custom

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P2110 Powerharvester Receiver

Pin Configuration Timing Diagram
1.25V 1.05V

Power Receiving Antenna

Functional Block Diagram

VOUT RFIN RESET DSET

Typical Application
Communication Antenna

P2110

DOUT INT CAP GND

Microprocessor

Radio module

Sensors

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Battery-Free Sensor Demo

Module Components & Features
Powercast P2110 Powerharvester Receiver MCU: Microchip PIC24 XLP Radio module: Microchip 802.15.4, 2.4GHz System power: 3.3V Super capacitor: 50mF, low ESR Discrete sensors: Temp, Humidity, Light Wireless protocol: MiWi P2P Data packet: Node ID, Temp, Humidity, Light, RSSI
P2110 Powerharvester Radio module

Power supplied by:

Super capacitor Sensors

Microcontroller

4 watt Powercaster Transmitter, 915 MHz

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Temp/Humidity/Light

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Battery-Free Sensor Performance

4W EIRP Power Transmitter Patch RX Antenna G = 3.9
120

100

Time between Packets (s)

80

60

40

20

0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Distance (ft)

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Powercaster Transmitter
6.25 width

6.75 height

915 MHz center freq. DSSS modulation 4 Watts EIRP Antenna Gain ~6 8-bit ID (On-Off Keying) Mounting holes (8)

1.63 depth Power Jacks (2) 5V

Back for tabletop placement Bottom for wall mounting

Status Indicator LED

Green Transmitting Red Fault Condition
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Wireless Power Calculator

Wireless Power Calculator
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Simple analysis tool

Simplfied Friis Equation

Excel format
Input Paramaters Frequency Transmitter Power Transmitter Antenna Linear Gain Receiver Antenna Linear Gain Distance RF-to-DC Conversion Efficiency Wavelength 915MHz 1.0Watts 4.0 6.0 5.0meters 60% 0.328meters e.g. 2.4 GHz = 2400 MHz do not use dBi do not use dBi use 50-75%

Minimal parameters

Available Power (after RF-to-DC conversion) 0.392mW 391.563uW

http://www.powercastco.com/resources http://www.powercastco.com/wireless-power-calculator.xls
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Device Power Profiles

Average Power Consumption
>10 W Target Profiles for RF-based Wireless Power

>50 mW <1 mW Hours Days Months Years

Low-power Wireless Sensors

Battery Run Time

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Sensor Networks Wont Scale Using Batteries

The Internet of Things

Cost / Management Effort

Battery-Powered

Battery Replacement Battery-Free

April 26, 2007

Nodes 10s

100s

1000s

Industry will need to manage wireless sensor networks involving tens of thousands of nodes with their own power. These cannot be visited without great expense and labor and some cannot be visited at all. Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx (UK)
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Target Applications
Defense

Energy Management Rotating Machinery Industrial Monitoring

Location Tracking
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Wireless Power distribution is similar to other wireless infrastructure

Any to Any Redundancy Enables Mobility Distributed Area Coverage

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Near-term Potential:

A complete wireless infrastructure for micro-power and data

Data

Network

Power

Data

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Long-term Vision:
Mobile

Ambient micro-power from existing infrastructure

Network Mobile

ZigBee

TXT

TV

EnOcean TXT TXT

Wi-Fi

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Awards and Media Coverage

2009 Product Showcase

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