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This project will develop fully functional prototypes of a battery-free portable power source that can be deployed in remote, unattended locations. The power source will provide up to five watt-hours per day under extreme weather conditions for a minimum of four years without maintenance. The design relies on solar energy, and uses ultracapacitors for energy storage. A modular interconnect ...

Mimosa Acoustics will develop a portable binaural audiological device, based on our successful HearID system. HearID is a clinical system for otoacoustic emission and middle-ear power analysis testing; it is FDA and CE-marked. The new system will have the ability to conduct a variety of audiological tests especially for use in hearing-conservation programs, including: flexible otoacoustic emission ...

SmartSpark Energy Systems proposes a battery-free power supply for unattended field use that combines advanced power electronics with state-of-the-art photovoltaics and high-density double-layer capacitors. The technical challenges are to develop and apply sophisticated power electronics for optimal energy management of a photovoltaic source, to store the energy efficiently in a reversible proces ...