Summary of REMOTE SOLUTION CHOOSES NOWI AS PARTNER TO DEVELOP SOLAR-POWERED REMOTE CONTROLS
Remote Solution and Nowi are partnering to create solar-powered, energy-harvesting TV remote controls that eliminate disposable batteries, improving sustainability and user convenience. Remote Solution will integrate Nowi’s NH2 PMIC to efficiently harvest ambient energy (light, vibration), enabling perpetual self-powering with a reduced BOM footprint and cost. The collaboration aims to reduce landfill battery waste and support Remote Solution’s CSR-driven strategy to launch eco-friendly consumer electronics.
Parts used in the Solar-powered TV Remote Controls:
- Remote Solution remote control enclosure and mechanical components
- Nowi NH2 Power Management IC (PMIC)
- Solar photovoltaic cells (light energy harvester)
- Energy storage element (capacitor or rechargeable cell)
- Maximum Power Point Tracking circuitry (integrated in NH2 PMIC)
- Wireless communication module for remote control signals
- User interface components (buttons, IR or RF transmitter)
- Printed circuit board (PCB) and passive components
Remote Solution is partnering with Nowi to develop eco-friendly, solar-powered TV remote controls.
The objective of this collaboration is to bring sustainable solutions to market, using Remote Solution’s expertise in designing and manufacturing world-class remote controls and incorporating Nowi’s cost-effective and efficient energy harvesting Power Management IC (PMIC).
Worldwide, about 15 billion batteries are tossed into landfills each year – only about 2% are recycled. Solar-power eliminates battery changes and allows the remote control to be perpetually self-powered. By removing disposable batteries, Remote Solution alleviates the concerns of environmentally conscientious consumers.
Solar-powered remote controls also provide improved user experience. Televisions, media adapters and set-top boxes are virtually unusable without the remote. When the battery dies, consumers are forced to either look for suitable cells at home, purchase additional ones or contact customer support to understand the reasons behind their TV malfunction. Self-powered remote controls eliminate the added hassle and effort of swapping batteries for both customers and providers’ customer service departments.
Sustainability At The Heart Of Remote Solution’s Development Strategy
Remote Solution is renowned for enhancing user comfort by providing world-class remote-control solutions. With sustainability as its big focus in the recent years, it has been searching for technologies that would allow to develop eco-friendly products. Remote Solution now embraces cutting-edge energy harvesting technology, as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, as a way to develop new sustainable products. By doing away with battery changes, Remote Solution’s energy harvesting remote controls would contribute positively to the environment.
Remote Solution believes that adopting these environmentally-friendly, hassle-free ‘Energy Autonomous’ TV remote controls would contribute to ensuring a more sustainable future of consumer electronics by dispensing with disposable batteries in remote controls.
Remote Solution designs and engineers connected products and solutions for Remote Control, IoT and Wireless Communication Modules industries. Nowi’s energy harvesting solutions fit perfectly our strategy to launch eco-friendly products.
comments Yoon Choi, General Manager at Remote Solution.
World’s Smallest Assembly Footprint And Lowest BOM Cost Energy Harvesting PMIC
Nowi’s NH2 PMIC is designed to efficiently extract power from ambient energy sources, such as light and vibration, to charge a wide variety of energy storage elements. The NH2 PMIC is a revolutionary power management product as it has combined top energy harvesting performance -through its optimized Maximum Power Point Tracking feature- with a 98% reduction of the PMIC assembly bill-of-material (BOM) size and cost, enabling great efficiency in TV remote control applications.
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- What is the goal of the Remote Solution and Nowi partnership?
The goal is to develop eco-friendly, solar-powered TV remote controls using Remote Solution’s design expertise and Nowi’s energy harvesting PMIC. - How do the solar-powered remotes eliminate disposable batteries?
They harvest ambient energy such as light and vibration to charge an energy storage element, removing the need for disposable batteries. - What energy sources does the NH2 PMIC use?
The NH2 PMIC extracts power from ambient sources like light and vibration. - Does the NH2 PMIC improve cost and size for remote controls?
Yes, the NH2 PMIC offers a 98% reduction in PMIC assembly BOM size and cost for remote control applications. - How does energy harvesting improve user experience?
Self-powered remotes remove the hassle of swapping batteries and prevent device downtime when batteries die. - Why is sustainability important to Remote Solution?
Sustainability is a core focus and part of their CSR strategy to develop eco-friendly, energy autonomous products that reduce disposable battery waste. - What feature of the NH2 PMIC optimizes energy extraction?
It uses optimized Maximum Power Point Tracking to achieve top energy harvesting performance. - Who commented on the partnership from Remote Solution?
Yoon Choi, General Manager at Remote Solution, commented on the partnership.
