Infinite Power Solutions Launches INFINERGY Micro Power Module Product Family

Miniature, Self-Charging Power Modules Enable Maintenance-Free
Perpetually-Powered Wireless Sensors and Other Micro-electronic Devices

LITTLETON, Colo., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS),
a global leader in the development and manufacturing of solid-state,
rechargeable, thin-film energy storage devices, today formally unveiled its
INFINERGY(TM) Micro Power Module (MPM) products at the Energy Harvesting &
Storage USA conference in Denver, Colorado. INFINERGY MPMs are miniaturized
"plug & play" power modules with integrated power management and solid-state
energy storage that simplify the design and adoption of self-powered,
micro-electronic systems using ambient energy. These novel MPM products are
designed specifically for variable AC and DC charge energy from common energy
harvesting devices, and outlive and outperform conventional rechargeable
batteries and supercapacitors. MPMs serve a variety of off-grid applications,
including autonomous wireless sensors, actuators, smart building and factory
automation systems, Real Time Clock (RTC) and memory backup power systems,
active RFID tags and Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS). When combined with
energy harvesting devices, such as photovoltaic cells, piezo-electric
materials, or thermal-electric generators, INFINERGY MPMs are continually
recharged and provide perpetual power that lasts the lifetime of the system,
thus eliminating the cost of conventional battery replacement. As the Gold
Sponsor for Energy Harvesting & Storage USA, IPS will be demonstrating its
INFINERGY MPM product family to attendees interested in learning more about
this compelling solution for deeply embedded power management and storage of
harvested ambient energy.

The unique INFINERGY MPMs feature three functional elements--near loss-less
energy storage, highly efficient power management electronics, and regulated
output voltage--all in a miniaturized footprint.

For the energy storage element, IPS leverages its industry-leading
THINERGY(TM) Micro-Energy Cell (MEC) products to provide unmatched energy
storage performance with high continuous discharge current (compared to coin
cells), ultra-low self-discharge rate (<1% charge loss per year), and the best
cycle life in the industry (greater than 10,000 cycles at 100% depth of
discharge). IPS' patent-pending, Passive Power Management Unit (PPMU(TM))
serves as the power management element. The ultra-efficient PPMU provides a
simplified electronic interface between the ambient energy harvester and the
THINERGY MEC. While charging the MEC, the PPMU circuit consumes less than
3nA, allowing charge efficiencies greater than 98%. In addition to providing
the raw battery output, the MPMs feature an integrated Low Drop Out (LDO)
voltage regulator tailored to the voltage requirements of micro-electronic
applications, such as the micro-processor and radio integrated circuits used
in wireless sensors. All together, the elements of an INFINERGY MPM create
the most efficient, longest-lasting, power management and energy storage
solution in the industry for remote/off-grid applications that leverage energy
harvesting.

The INFINERGY MPM101 is packaged in a 20-pin SMT configuration that can be
"pick & placed" and reflow soldered to a PCB for volume manufacturing. It is
ultra-thin (<3mm) and compact with a footprint of only 29mm x 29mm. The
D-MPM101 is a system development version that has the same functionality as
the MPM101, but is packaged in a multi-connector configuration and comes with
mating connectors and pig-tail wiring harnesses for rapid system prototyping.
This module has a thickness of 4mm and a footprint of only 25mm x 26mm. Both
MPMs are available with options for discharge current, discharge capacity and
output regulator voltage.

"INFINERGY Micro Power Modules represent the most efficient and powerful
integrated power management and solid-state energy storage solution to enable
perpetually-powered systems using all forms of ambient energy harvesting,"
said Tim Bradow, IPS' vice president of technical marketing and business
development. "They greatly simplify the design effort to incorporate energy
harvesting, requiring only a 2 wire interface, and supports both AC and DC
inputs simultaneously. Their miniature size, negligible leakage current, and
decades of service life make INFINERGY MPMs the ideal choice for off-grid,
self-powered applications. INFINERGY MPMs change the paradigm for what is
possible in designing electronic devices, enabling the development of 'green
electronics' that rely only on power from the environment."

Most ambient energy harvesting transducers do not provide adequate peak power
or the power reliability needed to perpetually power micro-electronic
applications requiring autonomy, such as wireless sensor nodes, active RFID
and RTLS tags, consumer wireless remote controls or security systems.
INFINERGY MPMs, when combined with ambient energy harvesters, address this gap
by accumulating energy from low power, intermittent energy from harvesting
devices, efficiently managing that energy without active electronics, storing
that energy in a near loss-less storage device, and providing high discharge
currents with a regulated output voltage required by the target application.

Previews of the INFINERGY Micro Power Module product family were provided to
initial access customers since early 2009 and have elicited enthusiastic
responses. IDTechEx's Energy Harvesting Conference UK (May) heralded
INFINERGY MPMs as the "Best Technology Development" in the area of energy
harvesting, while Sensors Magazine bestowed its "Best of Sensors Expo 2009"
silver award (June). These recognitions came in addition to IPS' core
THINERGY(TM) Micro-Energy Cell technology being recognized by VDC Research
Group with an "Embeddie" award for the most significant new hardware product
at the Embedded Systems Conference-Boston (October).

IPS will be demonstrating the INFINERGY Micro Power Module product family at
the Energy Harvesting & Storage USA conference being held at the Hyatt Regency
DTC in Denver, Colorado, November 3-4, 2009. INFINERGY MPMs are available now
to qualified customers and can be purchased directly from the factory. For
more information about INFINERGY Micro Power Modules or THINERGY Micro-Energy
Cells, visit www.InfinitePowerSolutions.com.

About Infinite Power Solutions, Inc.
Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS)--a U.S.-based, clean-technology
company--is the global leader in developing, marketing and manufacturing
solid-state, rechargeable, thin-film micro-energy storage devices for a
variety of micro-electronic applications. Founded in 2001, IPS is privately
held with corporate headquarters and manufacturing in Littleton, Colo. The
company manufactures its revolutionary THINERGY(TM) family of thin-film
micro-energy cell (MEC) products at its new state-of-the-art facility, which
is the world's only volume manufacturing facility for solid-state, thin-film
batteries. The company's energy storage products, with unrivalled
performance, size and service life, displace coin cells, supercapacitors, and
other micro-batteries in a variety of applications. The company's
THINERGY(TM) MECs and INFINERGY(TM) Micro Power Modules uniquely enable
ambient energy harvesting solutions to create miniature, autonomous, perpetual
power supplies to address the growing demand among customers in the wireless
sensor, active RFID, powered smart card, medical device, consumer electronics,
automotive and civil/military/aerospace markets. Additional information about
IPS is available at www.InfinitePowerSolutions.com.

INFINERGY, THINERGY and MEC are all trademarks of IPS

SOURCE Infinite Power Solutions, Inc.

Terri Sundseth of Infinite Power Solutions, +1-303-749-4754,
TSundseth@InfinitePowerSolutions.com; or Kelly Picasso of MCA,
+1-650-968-8900, kpicasso@mcapr.com, for Infinite Power Solutions