Obiettivo Over the years there has been a growing interest in the field of miniature wireless sensors such as body worn health monitoring sensors, embedded sensors in automotive applications or buildings. One specific topic that has received little attention is how to supply the required electrical power to such sensors. Many applications require such sensors to be completely embedded in the structure or clothing with no physical connection to the outside world. As a result they need to have their own power supply unit. Miniaturization possibilities are offered by using a thin film micro battery; however the device lifetime still depends on its energy storage capacity. Micro generators offer the solution to this problem, adding to microsystems the ability of recharging their energy storage by converting energy from the external environment to electrical power.The aim of our project is the conception of such a micro generator. Within the different forms of energy available (heat, light, radiations, vibrations), we will focus on the mechanical vibrations and movements. The main goals of the project will be to use state of the art micro fabrication techniques to build some mm scale micro power generators. The focus of projects technical developments will be on two transduction principles: electromagnetism and piezoelectricity.An important part of the project will be dedicated to the design of specific power controllers that will convert the electrical output from the generators to charging voltages for electrical energy storage or voltages to power the micro system. Because of the nature of the vibrations received by the system in terms of frequency and intensity, some mechanical coupler will be developed for the adaptation of the generators to different possible applications and their relative vibration spectra. Finally the developed micro generators, power controller and mechanical coupler will prove their performance in a demonstrator. Campo scientifico natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicselectromagnetismengineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextilesengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpiezoelectrics Programma(i) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Argomento(i) IST-2002-2.3.1.2 - Micro and nano-systems Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinatore UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo HIGHFIELD SO17 1BJ SOUTHAMPTON Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (8) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES RECHERCHES AUPRES DES UNIVERSITES DE L'ACADEMIE DE GRENOBLE (ADR) Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo COURS BERRIAT 155-157 38100 GRENOBLE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 3, RUE MICHEL-ANGE 75794 PARIS CEDEX 16 Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Svizzera Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 1015 LAUSANNE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato MEMSCAP Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo PARC TECHNOLOGIQUE DES FONTAINES, ZI BERNIN 38926 CROLLES CEDEX Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato METRAVIB RDS RECHERCHE DEVELOPPEMENT SERVICE Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 200 ALLEE DES ORMEAUX 69760 LIMONEST Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato NXP SEMICONDUCTORS BELGIUM NV Belgio Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo INTERLEUVENLAAN 80 3001 LEUVEN Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NEDERLAND B.V. Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo BOSCHDIJK 525 5621 JG EINDHOVEN Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK Irlanda Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Western Road CORK Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato