Image Processing Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE .
Example Power Supply Comparison for a Typical Autonomous Industrial Sensor Application by a Figure of Merit
Energy
Av. Power w/o
Cost (No
Figure of
Risks w/o Power
Energy
(Per Life of)
Service Over
Service) w/o
Merit Wh
=
Very Low ;
Source
Power
Units
Years; Wh
Life in mW
Encapsul. USD
per USD/Risk
=
Very High
Risk Descr.
Remark
cm
PV Lux a-Si
.
mW
/
.
.
.
.
Shielding/orient
/ surface
PV Lux a-Si
a
cm
.
mW
/
.
.
.
.
Shielding/orient
/ surface
PV Lux GaAs
a
cm
/ surface,
a
eta a-si,
.
mW
/
.
.
.
Rp, costs, shielding/
ß
a
Cost a-Si
orient
Thermal (thin film)
a
cm
.
mW
/
.
.
.
Reliability, costs,
Mounting area, d
T
=
K
d
T
=
K
feasibility?
cm
HF kHz ( A/m)
mW
/
.
.
.
High Q, E-smog
Simple test-setup . m, A,
shielding
not yet optimized
cm
HF MHz
.
mW
/
.
.
.
.
High Q, radiation
Ps
=
mW, antenna cm,
shielding
distance m
HF MHZ
a
.
mW
.
.
.
High Q, regulations
Ps
mW, antenna cm,
distance m
=
cm
Batterie LiSoCl
.
Wh
/
.
.
.
/ volume
cm
Batterie AlMn
.
Wh
/
.
.
.
.
/ volume
cm
Fuel cell, H
MPa
,
Wh
/
,
,
.
Storage, water
/ volume, % of values
of larger systems
cm
Fuel cell, hydrid H
Wh
/
.
.
.
Water, pressure
/ volume, % of values
of larger systems
cm
Fuel cell, methanol
.
Wh
/
.
.
.
Water, technology/time
/ volume, % of values
of larger systems
Note:
One-third of sensor: cm
usable surface, . cm
of usable volume.
a
Estimation.
