{"id":282858,"date":"2021-04-08T17:04:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=282858"},"modified":"2021-04-08T17:04:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:04:24","slug":"a-new-power-converter-will-make-handheld-devices-smaller-with-a-longer-battery-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/a-new-power-converter-will-make-handheld-devices-smaller-with-a-longer-battery-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A new power converter will make handheld devices smaller, with a longer battery life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everyday technology such as cellphones, computers, and drones will have the ability to become smaller and more battery efficient thanks to a new miniature power converter by Lotus Microsystems<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Technical University of Denmark<\/a> spin-off company recently announced that their product, dubbed \u2018the world\u2019s smallest power converter\u2019<\/a>, is ready for market. The unit price compares to similar power converters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silicone made<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When power converters convert electrical energy from a power source to a device, they often run into the problem of becoming too hot. This is known to anyone who has plugged in their phone and left it under a pillow. Lotus\u2019 solution is making the converter out of silicone, rather than copper or epoxy, which reduces its thermal conductivity. This means the power connections within a device can run more efficiently and slow the drain of a battery. Since batteries are often made from flammable materials, there is also a safety benefit to silicone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a limit to how hot electrical components can get next to a battery,\u201d explains Ahmed Ammar, one of the three founders of Lotus Microsystems. \u201cReducing heat can avoid potentially catastrophic events such as a fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being more efficient, silicone is also relatively easy to recycle. This contributes to Lotus\u2019 vision of creating green technology and working in conjunction with UN sustainability goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Markets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lotus are currently focusing on devices with more simple electrical outputs but future markets will focus on more complex ones like cars. They have also garnered interest from those in the space industry for the device\u2019s potential in harsh environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne advantage we have is it can work in high temperatures \u2013 but what about high vibration and radiation?\u201d says Ammar. \u201cThat is the ongoing research and exploration for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also: Phone charging made easy with recycled solar cells<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everyday technology such as cellphones, computers, and drones will have the ability to become smaller and more battery efficient thanks to a new miniature power converter by Lotus Microsystems. The Technical University of Denmark spin-off company recently announced that their product, dubbed \u2018the world\u2019s smallest power converter\u2019, is ready for market. The unit price compares […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1932,"featured_media":523865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8553],"tags":[60127,60129,27509,60132,60134,56372],"location":[56342],"article_type":[],"serie":[],"archives":[],"internal_archives":[],"reboot-archive":[],"class_list":["post-282858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","tag-lotus-microsystems","tag-mems-technology","tag-newsletter-en","tag-power-converter","tag-silicone","tag-technical-university-of-denmark","location-denmark"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":{"subtitle":"Lotus Microsystems have created \u2018the world\u2019s smallest power converter\u2019 made of silicone and recently announced it is ready for market. ","text_display_homepage":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"Alex Davidson","author_link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/author\/alex-davidson\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0055_LotusMicrosystems-scaled-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Digital<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Digital<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["lotus microsystems<\/a>","mems technology<\/a>","Newsletter<\/a>","power converter<\/a>","silicone<\/a>","Technical University of Denmark<\/a>"],"unlinked":["lotus microsystems<\/span>","mems technology<\/span>","Newsletter<\/span>","power converter<\/span>","silicone<\/span>","Technical University of Denmark<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 5 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 8, 2021","modified":"Updated on April 8, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 8, 2021 5:04 pm","modified":"Updated on April 8, 2021 5:04 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1932"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282858"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=282858"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=282858"},{"taxonomy":"serie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/serie?post=282858"},{"taxonomy":"archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/archives?post=282858"},{"taxonomy":"internal_archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_archives?post=282858"},{"taxonomy":"reboot-archive","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reboot-archive?post=282858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}