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‘Vibration energy harvesting will boost development of IoT in railways’

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Lithuanian company Viezo has developed a vibration energy harvesting technology by which sensors and other Internet of Things elements can be powered without batteries. The self-sustainable sensors can be used to monitor tracks, switches and rolling stock for predictive maintenance. “Vibration energy harvesting will allow the IoT to spread and be deployed in the railway field much more significantly”, says CEO and co-founder Donat Ponamariov.

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‘Vibration energy harvesting will boost development of IoT in railways’

source: Viezo

Lithuanian company Viezo has developed a vibration energy harvesting technology by which sensors and other Internet of Things elements can be powered without batteries. The self-sustainable sensors can be used to monitor tracks, switches and rolling stock for predictive maintenance. “Vibration energy harvesting will allow the IoT to spread and be deployed in the railway field much more significantly”, says CEO and co-founder Donat Ponamariov.

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