Evaluation board 20940 thermal-energy-harvesting

The AEM20940 evaluation board is a printed circuit board (PCB) featuring all the needed components to operate the
AEM20940 integrated circuit (IC). The AEM20940 evaluation board allows users to test the e-peas IC and analyze its performances in a laboratory-like setting.

Key Features:

• Four two-way screw terminals
  
  
  
  
  
  • Source of energy (TEG)
  
  
  • Low-voltage load
  
  
  • High-voltage load
  
  
  • Primary energy storage element
  
  


• One three-way screw terminal
  
  
  
  
  
  • Energy storage element (battery or (super)capacitor)
  
  


• One 2-pin "Shrouded Header"
  
  
  
  
  
  • Alternative connection for the storage element
  
  


• Nine 3-pin headers
  
  
  
  
  
  • Maximum power point (MPP) configuration
  
  
  • Low drop-out regulators (LDOs) enabling
  
  
  • Energy storage elements and LDOs configuration
  
  
  • Dual-cell supercapacitor configuration
  
  
  • Start-on-battery enabling
  
  


• Two 2-pin headers
  
  
  
  
  
  • Primary battery configuration
  
  


• Provision for two resistors
  
  
  
  
  
  • Primary battery configuration
  
  


• Three 1-pin headers
  
  
  
  
  
  • Access to status pins
  
  

• TEG harvesting


• Industrial monitoring


• Home automation


• Smart agriculture