Low ESR Supercapacitors can be used to monitori machinery and medical equipment wirelessly, instead of from a fixed network port. Best of all, the conversion to the wireless connection requires no battery, and can be accomplished without extensive engineering.

As a common example, monitoring equipment may be connected to a fixed communications network. This is typically a tedious time consuming exercise as the network needs to be reconfigured to the monitor to be initialized

Exploiting the Cellular network is a beneficial alternative, creating a reliable network ready available for data. This involves a simple modification/modernization of the existing monitor, by connecting an adaptor to the fixed network port already available as part of the monitor. When it is imperative that the adaptor be service-free, this plug and paly approach, using well-known technology and techniques, will solve the problem

A Bluetooth network requires current that a fixed network port can not sustain without damage to the monitor. An intuitive approach would be to designi a rechargeable battery. The downside is that the battery’s life time is 2-3…years, even if it is recharged constantly. One week of not being chargedl will dry the battery up, so it needs to be replaced.

An innovative alternative design is utilizing a LOW ESR Supercapacitor as the power source for the transmitting pulses. During operation, the adaptor draws 15mAmps constantly from the network port conforming to the network specifications. During the idle time, the logic draws its current from the port while the supercapacitor charges. During pulse transmission, the current is drawn in inverse proportion to the ratio between the supercapacitor’s ESR and the Internal Resistance of the source. The Super capacitor serves as an infinite cycle rechargeable battery.

The recommended supercapacitor is a 30mF @5.5V, 17mm x 28mm x 5.5mm unit...