Self-charging Remote Control

Look around any household or even office and you will find a multitude of remote controls. Classic examples include remote controls for the television, set-top-box and music / sound systems, but they can also include garage door openers, blinds, lights and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to name just a few. One thing they have in common is they are often powered by small batteries. As they don’t demand a lot of power, increasingly designers are moving to rechargeable solutions that can benefit from Nexperia's Energy Harvesting Power Managment ICs (PMICs) to ensure we never have to change the batteries in a remote control ever again.