What is energy debugging?

Energy debugging is now a circular development cycle where developers can use Energy Micro’s hardware and software tools together with EFM32 MCUs to achieve the lowest energy consumption in their applications (Figure 2). The developer can iteratively debug the code towards energy friendliness with instant feedback on the applied changes.

What is Energy Micro's advanced energy debugging tool?

These energy pitfalls can now be avoided with Energy Micro’s patent pending toolset for advanced energy debugging. The simple and affordable solution presented by Energy Micro enables developers to identify and remove energy bugs with a high degree of accuracy.

Can software tools be used for valuing energy storage?

Taking advantages of the knowledge established in the academic literature and the expertise from the field, there are efforts from multiple parties (e.g., national laboratories, utilities, and system integrators) in developing software tools that can be used for valuing energy storage.

What are energy storage systems?

Energy storage systems (ESSs), with the ability to alternatively charge and discharge energy, can provide a wide range of grid services [2, 3 ••] to tackle the above challenges. There are several ways to categorize these services. A common method is based on the time scale of the charge/discharge cycle.

Does energy storage need a dynamic simulation tool?

For energy storage applications focused on improving the dynamic performance of the grid, an electromechanical dynamic simulation tool is required to properly size and locate the energy storage so that it meets the desired technical performance specifications.

How can software reduce energy consumption?

Software is not usually seen as an energy drain but every clock cycle consumes energy and minimizing this becomes a key challenge in order to reduce overall system consumption. Developers are now able to visualize the energy consumption of their systems and relate it to the software running on the microcontroller.