CSP - International Conference: Micro Energy 2017
Abstract
Micro energy is becoming a strategic topic for the future development of the entireICT sector. The so-called Internet of Things (Io"T) scenario where an ever-increasingnumber of intelligent, mobile, sensing and communicating devices will be dispersedinto ordinar""y appliances and tools of common use, is becoming more and morerealistic. The vast majority of IoT applications however, require a"" device to beminiaturised, energy-efficient and autonomous so that it is portable and selfsustaining.To achieve this, the amount o"f energy required by such device needs tobe significantly reduced and conventional power management needs to be replacedwith energ"y-saving devices and other methods to regulate power supply anddemand.Moreover, these new devices all need distributed powering sy""stems, batteries or RFsourcesfor operation. Wiring is expensive, batteries have to be replaced andoperation distance for RF-poweri""ng is short, not to mention the pick-up coils withnon-negligible dimensions. The current CMOS-based ubiquitous devices can operate""at minimum power levels ranging from 1 ~W to 10 ~W at around 100 kHzfrequencies. Radio transmitters usually need 1 mW of power, but" by using bursttransmission with low duty cycle the average power level can be substantiallyreduced. If one can realize an energy" harvester with a capacity to deliver power of 1~W, it would open ways to large number of applications. Also, the availability of t""hiskind of power sources would boost the development of even lower power devices,leading to the vastness of autonomous nanoscale I""CT systems for implants and invivo health monitoring, environmental warning and hazard preventing networksand for other safety mea""sures. Clearly, emerging autonomous sensors need tomaintain ultra-low power duty cycles and incorporate an energy harvesting source"",an energy storage device and electronic circuits for power management, sensing andcommunication into sub-cm scale systems.The go""al of this conference is to bring together international scientists fromacademia, research centres and industry to discuss recent d"evelopment in the topicof micro energy and its use for powering sensing and communicating devices.The conference is organized into four main sessions:Session I - Micro energy harvestingSession II - Micro energy dissipationSession III - Micro energy storageSession IV - Micro energy useInformation available at: www.microenergy2017.org
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 03, 2017
- Source ID
- N629091712147
Entities
People
- Luca Gammaitoni
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Perugia