Descripción del proyecto
Tecnología de recolección de energía para su uso en zonas remotas
El uso de dispositivos electrónicos ha aumentado exponencialmente en los últimos años a raíz de la rápida transferencia de los intereses cotidianos a internet y de la tendencia al alza de las tecnologías inteligentes. Además, su uso seguirá aumentando a tenor de las previsiones actuales del internet de las cosas, que prevén que cerca de setenta y cinco mil millones de dispositivos estarán conectados para el año 2025. Por desgracia, esto podría ser peligroso para el medio ambiente, especialmente en zonas remotas con acceso limitado a la generación de energía. La recolección de energía es una tecnología que podría ayudar a resolver este problema, pero aún no es lo suficientemente eficiente. El objetivo del proyecto SYMPHONY, financiado con fondos europeos, es abordar este problema mediante el desarrollo de nuevos materiales rentables junto con un proceso de fabricación que permita la producción de tecnologías de recolección de energía multimodales y rentables.
Objetivo
The 21st century has been dominated by an ambient digitalization, a trend that is mirrored by the use of catchwords such as Smart Energy, Smart Homes & Smart Cities and the increasing use of electronics in everyday objects. Current IoT scenarios expect a number of around 75 billion connected devices by 2025, and the powering of these devices by batteries will result in a considerable amount of potentially hazardous waste. The spread of electronic systems in remote locations should thus be accompanied by a change in power generation, making use of dislocated and disordered energy sources. A cost-efficient and environmentally friendly realization of energy harvesting (EH), however, is still a challenge, as the required input of functional material and electronic components in comparison to the energy output is high and often involves lead-based materials, manufacturing methods that consume high amounts of energy and costly assembly steps.
SYMPHONY aims for the development of new materials for low-cost and scalable printing and structuring processes to fabricate multimodal EH solutions based on the ferroelectric polymer P(VDF-TrFE) as well as printed energy storage devices and rectifiers not using rare elements and heavy metals. The hybrid integration of these devices on flexible films with low power harvesting ICs will result in a specific cost below 1€/mW (well below the value for piezoceramic and electrodynamic EH). The reduction of hazardous waste and energy consumption in SYMPHONY starts with material selection and manufacturing, but ultimately unfolds its full potential in the most CO2-relevant application areas: renewable energy generation, room heating/cooling and mobility. The innovative EH concept of SYMPHONY used to power distributed sensor nodes will reduce emissions by 50% increasing the efficiency of wind turbines (Smart Energy), making room heating/cooling 20% more efficient (Smart Home) and supporting the transformation of urban mobility (Smart City).
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringurban engineeringsmart cities
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemshome automation
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2019
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
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