Wireless self-powered technology for continuous and accurate smart sensing

Informations projet

WISE

N° de convention de subvention: 101010348

DOI

10.3030/101010348

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 6 Octobre 2020

Date de début 1 Novembre 2020

Date de fin 31 Octobre 2022

Financé au titre de

• PRIORITY 'Societal challenges

Coût total

€ 3 565 000,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 2 495 500,00

Coordonné par

ONIO AS
Norway

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - WISE (Wireless self-powered technology for continuous and accurate smart sensing)

Période du rapport: 2021-11-01 au 2022-10-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

ONiO is a Norwegian company bringing self-powered, battery-free solutions to the Internet of Things (IoT) market. We wish to translate the latest technical breakthroughs in wireless microcontroller units (MCU) into commercial solutions across a wide range of IoT market segments.

We have developed ONiO.zero - a small chip that solves the power bottleneck for IoT and is poised to disrupt the world of smart sensing. ONiO.zero is an ultra-low-power wireless MCU that uses energy harvesting technology. This means that ONiO.zero solely operates on energy from its surroundings (radio frequency, solar, thermoelectric, kinetic energy, etc.). No coin cell, no supercap, no lithium, no battery at all - but still a ton of power, enough to run multiple embedded sensors (e.g. temperature, pressure, humidity, light, proximity, touch, etc.). Having no battery means fewer components and a smaller design, which can easily be integrated into a wide range of solutions.

The WISE project focused on the maturation of ONiO.zero and its exploitation towards the development and testing of turnkey solutions for a number of applications on diverse IoT sectors.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

During the WISE project we have matured ONiO.zero to TRL 8 and made it ready for full industrialization. Furthermore, the project started the development of turnkey solutions (sensor units, tags, interfaces, etc.) that will benefit from ONiO.zero as core. We have also carried out extensive market research and business development activities - engaging with potential lead customers and other stakeholders to prepare for full market roll-out of ONiO.zero and of initial products based on the new chip.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

ONiO.zero excels well beyond the current state of the art, providing a unique low power MCU platform and the first completely batteryless solution for IoT devices.

The WISE project enabled ONiO’s technology platform to progress towards industrialization. We now expect to roll out self-powered smart IoT solutions across several market verticals - Agriculture, Automotive, Buildings & Homes, Consumer Electronics, Industrial IoT, Logistics, Medical & Health, Wearables & Clothing.

ONiO’s mission is rooted in getting rid of the battery hassle in IoT applications - with a dual effect: one, eliminating the problem of battery replacement and thus slashing the cost of ownership for IoT sensing systems; two, eliminating the huge environmental problems with batteries (namely the effects of extracting metals like Cobalt, Lithium, Manganese and Nickel).

A colorful representation of ONiO.zero microcontroller (real size: 4x4mm)