Categories Unlocked, Not Upgrades
What Becomes Possible When Power Doesn't Run Out
These aren't devices that run longer on the same idea. They're devices that couldn't exist under the old constraint — sensors placed where no one can service them, platforms deployed for the life of the asset instead of the life of a battery. Operating strictly under 25 mCi of activity to support streamlined Class A shipping, DKS' power architecture delivers 1–10 µW of continuous energy to whichever category needs it next.
Defense & Aerospace
Category Unlocked: Deployments no one has to revisit
Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS)
Old constraint: Replacing batteries in covert sensors exposes personnel to risk and compromises stealth.
Now possible: Decade-long "set-and-forget" SENSOR WEBs with zero thermal signature.
Subsea & Marine Autonomous Systems
Old constraint: Subsea sensors suffer rapid battery drain, corrosion, and extreme ambient pressure.
Now possible: Solid-state generators remain unaffected by pressure or zero-light deep-sea conditions.
CubeSats & Deep Space
Old constraint: Solar panels are ineffective during eclipses, requiring heavy Li-ion backup banks.
Now possible: 24/7 power for real-time clocks and safe-mode telemetry without structural mass penalties.
Commercial & Industrial
Category Unlocked: Infrastructure that outlasts its own maintenance budget
IoT & Asset Tracking
Old constraint: IoT devices and asset trackers exhaust batteries in less than a year, requiring expensive manual replacement.
Now possible: Long-range asset tracking across desert, arctic, and maritime corridors, indefinitely.
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
Old constraint: Hardwiring infrastructure sensors is cost-prohibitive, while battery sensors fail unnoticed.
Now possible: Maintenance-free power for embedded sensors over the full 20+ year lifespan of the asset.
Oil & Gas Telemetry
Old constraint: RTUs on remote pipelines require monitoring in hazardous, explosive environments.
Now possible: Low activity profile simplifies safety ratings (ATEX) while providing continuous micro-power.
These four categories are a starting point, not a boundary. The same architecture that unlocked them extends to whatever the next unattended, unreachable, or maintenance-prohibitive deployment turns out to be.
Case Studies
The Architecture, Already in the Field
Asset Tracking & Logistics Assurance
The Challenge
Long-haul, multi-leg logistics chains lose visibility on high-value cargo the moment a battery-powered tracker dies mid-transit — every gap in the chain of custody is a shrinkage risk, a customs delay, or an unrecoverable loss.
The DKS Approach
Litzee®-powered tracking units run continuously for the full transit lifecycle — desert, maritime, and cold-chain corridors alike — with no mid-route battery swap and no dead zone.
The Outcome
Unbroken chain-of-custody visibility from origin to destination, regardless of transit duration or environmental extremes.
Oil & Gas Pipeline Corrosion Monitoring
The Challenge
Corrosion sensors on subsea and buried pipelines sit on the hardest assets to service — reaching one to swap a battery means a dive team or an excavation, so most operators settle for periodic inspection instead of continuous monitoring.
The DKS Approach
DKS' proprietary corrosion sensor runs from install to decommission on a single power source, streaming continuous corrosion-rate data without a single service visit.
The Outcome
Continuous, decade-scale monitoring replaces episodic inspection — catching corrosion trends before they become failures, without a dive team or a truck roll.