EnerChip™ CC

Energy Storage with Integrated Power Management

The EnerChip CC is the worlds first intelligent solid state energy storage device. It is an integrated solution that provides battery backup functions and power management for systems requiring power bridging and/or secondary power. A single EnerChip CC can charge up to 10 additional EnerChips connected in parallel.

During normal operation, the EnerChip CC charges itself with a controlled voltage using and internal charge pump that operates from 2.5V to 5.5V. An Enable pin controls the charge pump in order to minimize current consumption and take advantage of the fast recharge time of the EnerChip. When the primary power supply dips below a user defined threshold voltage, the EnerChip CC will signal this event and route the stored power to Vout. The EnerChip CC also has battery protection circuitry to enable thousands of recharge cycles. The diagram below shows the EnerChip CC internal functions.

EnerChip CC Drop-in Solar Energy Harvesting

Given the unique integrated capabilities of the EnerChip CC, it can be used as an Energy Harvesting power management module. Using a standard off the shelf solar cell, the EnerChip CC can effectively convert the incoming power, charge the EnerChip energy storage device and regulate the output power to the load. The EnerChip CC provides a single chip solution with low Bill of Materials cost that can be used to create many new innovative Zero Power Devices. For more information, go to the Energy Harvesting page.