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Sensors Expo 2018: Sensors Everywhere, How Do You Power Them?

Okay, so the stats say there will be over 10 trillion sensors deployed across the internet soon. The exact date varies from statistician to statistician, but rest assured, it will happen… . . . soon. Now you may ask, where is all the power for those little devices going to come from? In most cases, conventional batteries, regardless of how long they last are not always an ideal solution, particularly in adverse environments where replacing them can be costly in more terms than money.

Energy harvesting, in concept and reality has been around for a while, going in and out of popularity, yet always getting a nod as the most plausible solution for remote deployments of many sensors and other devices. That’s simply because it makes good sense: generate, not supply, the necessary power at the point of deployment. However, great strides are being made in battery technology that show promise in the vast IoT frontier.

She joined Ilika in 2012 as a scientist working on a range of thin film battery projects. Today as Stereax Technical Director, Dr. Turner is responsible for the delivery of Ilika’s Stereax solid state battery roadmap. Her areas of expertise include the application of high throughput methods for the development of electro catalysts and solid-state lithium-ion battery materials.

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