NOTICE

IX-ZeroCell – Ambient Energy Harvester (No-Battery Power Core)
Copyright 2025 Bryce Wooster

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").

You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at:

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software and hardware
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

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This project includes original hardware and firmware contributions by:

    Bryce Wooster – Lead Author, Circuit Designer, Firmware Architect

No third-party libraries or external open-source components are included at this time.

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Project Summary:
IX-ZeroCell is an ultra-low-power, real-world energy harvesting platform that requires **no batteries**.
It captures energy from ambient sources (kinetic, RF, thermal, tribo, piezo) and powers devices via USB or raw DC.

Hardware is designed around:
- 99-stage coil-based kinetic harvesters
- MPPT with energy prioritization
- Supercapacitor bank for safe, fast energy storage
- Modular USB-A, USB-C, and raw outputs

Firmware is modular, written in C++ for AVR-class MCUs, with a clean separation of logic and config files.

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Contributions are welcome under the terms of the Apache License, version 2.0.