SBIR Phase I: Compact Power Source for Wireless Sensor Networks

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目提出了一种用于广泛分布的无线传感器网络的能量收集技术。这些传感器需要能够从环境中获取能量的长寿命电源，才能实现真正的自主运行。拟议的第一阶段研究工作的一个目标是展示一种非常紧凑和低成本的发电技术的组成部分。这项技术将基于从生物物质中产生燃料，用于燃料电池的运行。纳米技术和生物技术组件将被集成到新设备中。三个组织的生物技术、材料科学和电化学经验将在一个跨学科的努力中结合起来。根据实验结果对发电机的成本和性能进行评估。能量收集装置可用于需要少量电力的应用场合。其中包括无线传感器。这项拟议的技术可以通过为广泛分布的无线传感器网络或其他应用提供紧凑、经济高效、环境友好和寿命长的电源来帮助增强美国的安全。它可以替代现有的太阳能、热能或振动采集方法。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project proposes an energy harvesting technology for widely disbursed wireless sensor networks. These sensors need long-lived power supplies that can harvest energy from the environment to enable a truly autonomous operation. It is an objective of the proposed Phase I research effort to demonstrate the components of a very compact and low cost power generation technology. The technology will be based on the generation of fuel from biological substances for the operation of fuel cells. Nanotechnology and biotechnology components will be integrated into the new devices. The biotechnology, materials science, and electrochemistry experience of three organizations will be combined in a cross-disciplinary effort. Cost and performance of the generator will be estimated based on the experimental results.Energy harvesting devices can be used for applications that need a small quantity of power for a long times. These include wireless sensors. The proposed technology can help to enhance America's security by providing compact, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and long-lived power supplies for widely disbursed wireless sensor networks or other applications. It can be an alternative to established solar, thermal, or vibration harvesting approaches.