Machine tool manufacturer Company “Y”
Realizes maintenance-free predictive equipment failure detection sensorNo power supply for sensors to be installed optimal location...
Solutions
Realizes wireless sensor that can be used even at high temperatures, no maintenance required!
Solution Offered by EnerCera battery
EnerCera Coin battery is up to 20 mm in diameter and less than 1.6 mm thick, allowing devices to be miniaturized and outputs for sensing and data communication.
EnerCera battery’s environmentally resistant ET Series enables long-term use in harsh and/or high temperature environments.
Low-resistance EnerCera battery efficiently recharges weak and intermittent power from solar cells and wireless power, resulting in maintenance-free devices.
EnerCera battery, a small and ultra-thin rechargeable battery that can withstand high temperatures
A person in charge of Company “Y” found an article on the Internet about “105°C compatible automotive batteries”, and said, “This is it!” He immediately contacted NGK Insulators, Ltd. NGK’s EnerCera Coin lithium-ion rechargeable battery has excellent heat resistance characteristics, can be used at high temperatures, can be miniaturized, and can be attached to delicate equipment such as the tip of a robot arm. In addition to the high temperature use that has been a challenge so far, Company “Y” has taken a step toward realizing sensors that can be installed at various places.
Combining energy harvesting technologies and EnerCera battery to realize a maintenance-free system
EnerCera battery is a high-capacity, high-power rechargeable battery that can handle long-term sensing and data communication. and it is possible to supply sufficient power. In addition, EnerCera battery has a small self-discharge characteristics and can store power for a long time. Since it is possible to store energy from an unstable power sources and supply large amounts of power when needed, it can be combined with energy harvesting such as solar cells and wireless power supply (WPT: wireless power transmission*). In particular, if EnerCera battery and WPT are combined to supply power in the equipment of the machining center, it is available to eliminate the hassle of battery replacement and charging, and to make the predictive maintenance system to be maintenance-free.
*Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ revision of ministerial ordinance is scheduled to come into effect in autumn 2021.
