Applications

Energy Harvesting

There are many different types of energy sources around us, including thermal, chemical, optical, vibration, and radio frequency.  Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) offers solutions for utilizing all of these energy sources with its multiple products.

Solar power

Solar power

We introduce solutions that efficiently boost and convert energy harvested from indoor light, including faint sources such as night lights.

  • Power Generation Demonstration Using Indoor Light
  • Related White Paper : Battery-free Beacon Tag*

*Beacon Tag Using Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) Technology.
*Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Hydroelectric power

Hydroelectric power

We introduce various solutions that generate power from the small amounts of energy harvested from water droplets and liquids.

  • Power Generation Demonstration from a Few Drops of Water
  • Customer stories : Battery-Free Liquid Detection Sensor
Others

Others

AKM also develops technologies that enable the utilization of energy from heat, chemical reactions, vibration, and high-frequency sources present in our surroundings.
  • Power Generation Demonstration Using Fingertip Heat

Inquiries about Energy Harvesting

Please feel free to contact us.

  • Purchase of products and samples
  • Product specifications, technical details, product reference materials, and technical questions
  • Introduction to distributors/representatives
  • Compliance with Environmental Standards