Mouser’s alternative energy resource centre for insights into decentralised systems
Mouser supports design engineers with its online alternative energy resource centre by providing technical content and practical insights for developing cleaner, more efficient, sustainable and decentralised energy systems. This resource centre supports advances in renewable generation, energy harvesting, and smart grids, connecting emerging energy concepts with the components and design approaches needed to implement them.
Renewable energy is evolving from an emerging technology area to a core consideration in component and system design. Mouser’s resource centre provides engineers with insights into the electronics and infrastructure needed to make energy reliable, sustainable and scalable, including energy storage, smart grids, sensors, power electronics, IoT, and AI.
New forms of energy rely on an interconnected ecosystem of technologies working together. From next-generation solar cells to self-powered IoT devices, this ecosystem is becoming increasingly decentralised. Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells could enable more efficient and versatile renewable generation, while decentralised power grids can help integrate energy generated across homes, businesses, and local systems. At the device level, energy harvesting takes this shift further by enabling IoT sensors to capture power from sources such as light, heat, and vibration. Together, these technologies demonstrate how energy generation and management are moving closer to where power is needed.
Mouser’s technical team and manufacturer partners regularly update the resource centre with articles, blogs, eBooks, and new products for alternative energy solutions from top manufacturers. These resources help engineers understand where energy technology is heading and how emerging energy systems can enable scalable, real-world solutions.
Here are a few examples of the newest solutions for alternative energy applications
• The AEM13921 ultra-efficient energy manager PMIC by e-peas harvests and manages energy from multiple sources, including photovoltaic, RF, vibration, and pulsed sources. The PMIC captures, stores, and delivers energy to support low-power IoT, smart building, and industrial sensing applications.
• The HC-STAK 35 high-voltage interconnection system from TE Connectivity transfers high-voltage power between batteries, inverters, motors, and power distribution systems while reducing resistance and power loss in electric and hybrid vehicle architectures.
• The TLE9012DQU Li-ion battery monitoring and balancing IC by Infineon Technologies monitors and balances lithium-ion battery cells by measuring voltage and temperature and coordinating cell balancing, helping optimise battery performance and reliability across electric vehicles and energy storage systems.
• The Altivar ATV320 solar variable speed drives (VSDs) from Schneider Electric convert and manage solar energy to directly power motors in applications, such as pumping and irrigation, while switching to grid power when available solar energy cannot meet the demand.
