Description du projet
Récolte d’énergie à haut rendement
La collecte d’énergie implique un processus par lequel l’énergie ambiante est collectée à partir de ses différentes sources pour être ensuite convertie afin d’obtenir des niveaux de puissance relativement peu élevés. Le projet InComEss, financé par l’UE, entend mettre au point des matériaux intelligents efficaces capables de récupérer et de stocker l’énergie. Pour ce faire, l’équipe combinera des matériaux composites avancés à base de polymères et un nouveau concept de collecte de l’énergie électrique à partir de l’énergie mécanique, de l’énergie thermique gaspillée ou des deux. L’énergie électrique ainsi récoltée sera utilisée pour alimenter des capteurs qui seront mis en œuvre dans différents scénarios de l’IdO. Le projet créera plus de 70 emplois et stimulera considérablement l’économie de l’UE. En outre, il apportera une contribution directe à la réalisation d’un marché unique numérique dans l’UE et à la mise en œuvre plus large de l’Internet des objets.
Objectif
InComEss seeks at developing efficient smart materials with energy harvesting and storage capabilities combining advanced polymer based-composite materials into a novel single/multi-source concept to harvest electrical energy from mechanical energy and/or waste heat ambient sources. Three Energy Harvesting Systems (EHSs) configurations will be realized through the combination of high performance piezoelectric (PE), thermoelectric (TE) and Thermo-Piezoelectric (TPE) generators and monolithic supercapacitors (SCs) to power selected wireless sensors nodes to be implemented in different IoT scenarios for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) in buildings and aircrafts (using a new miniature wireless Fiber Optics Sensing (FOS) interrogator) and accurate location and monitoring of vehicles through GPS and MEMS sensing. Advanced concepts for efficient energy transfer will be implemented for increased energy conversion efficiency of the overall EHSs.
InComEss EHSs will involve the following smart materials developments: 1) advanced lead-free PE composite-based mono-/bi-component fibres with enhanced PE characteristics up to 100ºC/250ºC for their application into single/hybrid PE/TPE generators; 2) innovative high-performance thermoplastic-based p-and n-type TE composites with enhanced Seebeck coefficients in the range from –25ºC up to 250ºC for their application in single/hybrid PE/TPE generators; and 3) printable high energy density PANI/carbon-based composite electrode materials with enhanced specific capacitance and stability for their incorporation into the monolithic supercapacitor (SC) to store the energy harvested.
InComEss technologies, applications and services will impact the partners turnover by €100M after market up-take, generating more than 70 jobs and leveraging the EU economy to more than €4 billion and 12,000 employments and providing direct support to the realization of EU Digital Single Market and the wider implementation of IoT landscape.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsfibre optics
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsenergy conversion
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