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Adam Kimmel has nearly 20 years as a practicing engineer, R&D manager, and engineering content writer. He creates white papers, website copy, case studies, and blog posts in vertical markets including automotive, industrial/manufacturing, technology, and electronics. Adam has degrees in chemical and mechanical engineering and is the founder and principal at ASK Consulting Solutions, LLC, an engineering and technology content writing firm.

Improving Extreme Temp Performance in EV Batteries

On มีนาคม 31, 2023 in All, Automotive, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Adam Kimmel

Extreme temperatures can reduce EV range by up to 35 percent and negatively impact battery durability. Energy harvesting is emerging as a tool to trim these efficiency losses to optimize battery performance and increase charging speed.

Tagged With: automotive, batteries, battery thermal management systems, btms, charging speed, efficiency, electric vehicles, energy harvesting, ev, lithium-ion

3 Wearables Improving Our Health

On พฤศจิกายน 21, 2022 in All, General, Medical, Sensors by Adam Kimmel

With the success of the smartwatch, the industry is developing new wearable devices to help consumers monitor critical health metrics for preventative care. The post details some of the new healthcare wearable applications, including information on electronic form factors required for these devices.

Tagged With: healthcare, preventative care, smartwatch, wearable device, wearables

How the IIoT Enables the Smart Factory

On สิงหาคม 4, 2022 in All, Automation, General, Industrial, IoT, Robotics by Adam Kimmel

Surprisingly, it is not technology or even web-based services leading to the adoption of connected technology. It’s industrial manufacturing. Let’s look at the characteristics, benefits, and challenges of the smart factory.

Tagged With: automation, iiot, industrial, manufacturing, smart factories

How to Achieve Deep Learning Automation in Smart Factories?

On กรกฎาคม 21, 2022 in All, Automation, General, Industrial, IoT by Adam Kimmel

Robotics revolutionized factories. Today, deep learning, connected devices, IoT, and 5G are doing the same. Learn how to embrace industry 4.0.

Tagged With: automation, deep learning, industry 4.0, iot, robotics, smart factory

Power Integration for Renewable Energy Efficiency

On มิถุนายน 24, 2022 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Adam Kimmel

Integrating renewable energy sources can reduce emissions, improve asset utilization, and add resiliency and reliability to energy production. But society will need multiple sources to deliver consistent, high-quality, cost-effective power.

Tagged With: emissions, energy, energy efficiency, fuel cells, power, renewable energy

How Factory Video and AI Accelerate and Optimize Industrial Automation

On มีนาคม 24, 2022 in All, Automation, Computing, General, Industrial, Robotics by Adam Kimmel

Robotics and data science led the movement to automate manufacturing during a time of uncertainty and dire need. Factory video and AI enhancements will still require human guidance and analysis to ensure data produced and failures encountered are addressed.

Tagged With: artificial intelligence, data science, factory video, industrial automation, manufacturing

Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs. Battery for the Connected Car

On มีนาคม 17, 2022 in All, Automotive, Power by Adam Kimmel

Consumers demand more from their connected cars. This requires power. Which power source will win the upcoming grid war? Batteries or hydrogen fuel cells?

Tagged With: automotive, batteries, bev, connected car, connectivity, energy, fcev, fuel cell, power source, renewables, smart cars

Achieve Cost-Optimized Renewable Energy Harvesting

On กุมภาพันธ์ 17, 2022 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Adam Kimmel

Renewable energy is at the forefront of global decarbonization efforts. Using green sources of energy that do not contain carbon, engineers have defined a path for infinite on-grid distributed power that does not harm the environment. Self-powering devices are the key to economic viability, and they significantly reduce replacement costs for the consumer while moving closer to a renewable landscape.

Tagged With: energy harvesting, renewable energy harvesting

How to Maximize the Efficiency of Energy Harvesting in Electronics

On กุมภาพันธ์ 11, 2022 in All, Energy Harvesting by Adam Kimmel

Energy harvesting requires a distinction between maximum power and maximum efficiency. Improved conversion efficiency increases power for the same input energy; however, this does not necessarily mean the highest power. Here is how you can maximize the efficiency of MCU energy harvesters.

Tagged With: efficiency, energy harvesting, photovoltaic, solar, thermal

How Energy Harvesting by Ultra-Low-Power MCUs Can Eliminate Batteries

On พฤศจิกายน 4, 2021 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, Low Power by Adam Kimmel

Ultra-low-power MCUs are a good choice for energy harvesting. They exist in wearables, wireless, and other apps where extending battery life is needed. Let’s look at how energy harvesting works to understand how energy harvesting enables ULP MCUs.

Tagged With: energy harvesting, ultra-low-power mcu

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