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Thermoharvesting Wireless Sensor System

Micropelt TE-CORE /RF

Contents

1.

Introduction ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………...

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1.1

System Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……..

5

1.2

Features .................................................................................................................................................................................

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1.3

Applications……………………….………………………………………………………………………………………...………………….

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1.4

Modular Thermo-Mechanical Design ………………………………………………………………………………………….....

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1.5

Absolute Maximum Ratings …………..……………………………………………………………………………………………….

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1.6

Mechanical and Thermal Interfaces ………….……………………………………………………………………………….…....

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1.7

Available Versions ………….……………………………………...……………………….…………………………………….…..…....

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2.

Introducing the TGP Package …………………...…………………..…………………………………………………………...….....

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2.1

TGP Properties …………..………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………….....

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2.2

Output Power Performance in Application ……...……………………………..……………………………………………..

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2.3

TGP Electrical Performance without DC-DC Booster …...……………………………………………………….……..…

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2.4

Output Power and Battery Benchmark ……………………………………………..……………………...………………...…

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3.

TE-CORE /RF Components and Connectors…………………………………...………………………………………………… 10

3.1

Energy Harvesting board……………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………. 10

3.1.1

DC-DC booster module hardware …………………….......…………………………….….………....……………………. 10

3.1.2

DC-DC Booster …………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………...…. 11

3.1.3

Storage Charge Hysteresis Configuration ………………………………………………………………………………... 11

3.1.4

Output Voltage Configuration …………………………………………………………………………….…………………….. 11

3.1.5

Thermo generator Direct Access ………………………………….……….....……………………….………………………. 11

3.1.6

Energy storage …………………………………..……….……………………………………….…......………………………………. 12

3.1.7

Energy Efficiency DC-DC Booster……………………………………..…………………………………………………...…….. 12

3.1.8

TGP output voltage measurement ….…………………………………………...……………………………………………… 13

3.1.9

Temperature sensor…………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………….. 13

3.2

Wireless Sensor module...……………………………………………………………………..…..…….……………………………….. 14

3.2.1

Radio Transceiver & Protocol ………………………………………………………………….………….………………………. 14

3.2.2

Signal processing & Radio …………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….. 14

3.2.3

Wireless Sensor module hardware…………………………….………………………………….………..…. ……………….. 15

3.2.4

Firmware programming……………………………………………..…….………………………………………………......…….. 17

3.2.5

USB RF receiver dongle …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..……… 17

3.2.6

USB RF receiver firmware programming …………………………………………………………………………….……… 17

4.

Thermal and Mechanical information……………………………………………………………………………….….…….………. 18

4.1

Heat sink and Convection……………………………………………………………………………..…………………….………….. 18

4.2

Polarity and heat flux direction…………………………………………………………………………………….……….………… 18

4.3

Mechanical Dimensions (mm)…………………………………………………………………………….……………….………….. 19

4.4

General tolerances for linear and angular dimensions according DIN ISO 2768-mk ……………….……. 20