# IoT Energy Management with Switch Always On | Smart Charging Technologies's Nasser Kutkut

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2021-07-20
- Length: 25m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/IoT-Energy-Management-with-Switch-Always-On--Smart-Charging-Technologiess-Nasser-Kutkut-e28bmph

## Summary

Nasser Kutkut, founder and CEO of Smart Charging Technologies, explains the development of Switch Always On, a smart DC micro power supply designed to provide uninterrupted power and automated connectivity restoration for IoT networking devices. He details how the product originated from a specific pain point at an IKEA distribution center where off-the-shelf AC adapters and cell modems frequently failed or hung, requiring costly truck rolls. Kutkut describes the technical approach of combining high-reliability power supplies with battery backup and remote power cycling capabilities to solve these dual failures. The company is now expanding the platform to include PoE versions and enterprise management software to address broader market needs.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser#t=0) Introduction: Nasser Kutkut and Smart Charging Technologies
- [2:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser#t=138) Origin Story: Solving Connectivity Loss at Distribution Centers
- [4:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser#t=273) Switch Always On: Power and Connectivity Reliability
- [6:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser#t=408) Use Cases: Industrial Warehouses and Home Offices
- [10:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser#t=651) Market Gap: Why Existing UPS Solutions Failed
- [13:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser#t=781) The Cost of Unreliable Power and Device Hangups
- [17:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser#t=1027) Validation Strategy: Finding the Pain Point First
- [22:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-07-20-iot-energy-management-with-switch-always-on-smart-charging-technologiess-nasser#t=1335) Future Roadmap: PoE Versions and Enterprise APIs

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Smart Charging Technologies (company)
- Switch Always On (product)
- IKEA (company)

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