Energy Harvesting
Abstract
This research develops technologies to substantially reduce the number of batteries required to operate electronics needed to accomplish dismounted Soldier/Squad mission objectives, significantly reducing Soldier-borne load and reducing logistics requirements. Research will explore technologies to harvest electrical power by converting and storing energy via engineered structures and electronic bandgaps, MEMS-based microscale power conversion and heterogeneous 3D assembly of MEMS with other devices to enable efficient distributed power conversion. Research explores novel paths to local fuel and energy production, including artificial photosynthesis to extract hydrogen and electricity directly from water and sunlight.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 5e012c2eb630564f1b6163166fbbaa3b