Electronic Military & Defense Annual Resource

5th Edition

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Trends Electronic Military & Defense Annual Resource, 5th Edition 41 the ambient environment and then converted into usable electrical power can be used in a wide variety of applications. Energy harvesting is an obvious solution to power with battery-dependent wireless devices, and developers are being challenged to create sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly harvesting technologies for various low- to mid-power applications. The Physics Behind The 3 Ps Photovoltaic Photovoltaic (PV) technology converts solar energy into direct current electricity using semiconducting materials. It has the potential to provide energy for advanced military and defense electronics applications, filling a niche through distinct environmental advantages over conventional electricity generation technologies. The operation of photovoltaic systems does not produce noise, toxic gas emissions, or greenhouse gases, making it the most popular harvesting technology currently used by the U.S. military. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) also are able to generate clean, green energy to power military electronics, and they are considered superior to conventional silicon solar cells in cost, weight, longevity, operation life cycle, flexibility, processing speed, and thermal budget. Based on these values, advances in OPV technology will enable them not only to replace existing PV technologies but also to enable new technologies, such as printed electronics, organic LEDs (OLEDs), or flexible sensors — Reliability isn't an option – it's a requirement. T W T A M P L I F I E R S | M I C R O W A V E P O W E R M O D U L E S | P O W E R S U P P L I E S dB Control delivers. Our high-power solutions for radar, ECM and EW threat simulation systems save lives every day. Easy to maintain, J\Z[VTJVUÄN\YLKHUKTVK\SHYS` designed, our TWTAs, MPMs and power supplies are so reliable that we're sole source on mission-critical ground-based, shipborne and high-altitude military manned and unmanned aircraft platforms with the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and major defense contractors worldwide. If your expectations are as high as your power requirements, contact us today. © 2015 dB Control Corp. All rights reserved. Photos provided courtesy U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. +1 (510) 656-2325 marketing@dBControl.com www.dBControl.com Figure 3: A brief illustration of the physics behind OPVs

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