Mitochondrial Generator Approach using Moisture-Electricity Energy Transformation Devices for Powering Sensors

使用湿电能量转换装置为传感器供电的线粒体发生器方法

• 批准号: RGPIN-2022-02964
• 负责人: Jodoin, Bertrand
• 金额: $ 3.35万
• 依托单位: University of Ottawa
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=760108
• 关键词: Mitochondrial; Generator; Approach; using; Moisture

While beneficial to monitor the current state (temperature, stress, oxidation level) of many gas turbine parts, of city installations (pollutant level detection, detection of garbage levels in bins), of park states (forest fire detection, snow level monitoring), of agricultural environment (water content in soil, crop temperature) and of clothing features, smart sensors are facing the challenge of being powered appropriately. As most of these sensors will require very low power and will not operate in continuous mode as well as be in remote locations, the traditional centralized power grid/battery-powered approaches are unlikely to be appropriate green power sources for these sensors. A more localized approach, mimicking biological systems is being envisioned: the "mitochondrial generator" approach. Similar to human cells, which are independently powered by their own microscopic power plant, the mitochondria, it is envisioned that each sensor would have similarly to the biological cell its own tailored and dedicated power generator. These "mitochondrial generators" should be small, light, able to deliver the small periodical power bursts required by the sensors, self-regenerating for extended lifetime to minimize waste and be zero carbon emitters. The proposed research program explores the possibility to create small moisture-electric energy transformation (MEET) devices. These thin MEET devices use and convert ambient moisture to electricity, and it is proposed to produce them using the Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing CSAM process. The long term objectives of this research program are: to develop and understand the fundamentals of CSAM MEET devices (MEET working principles and manufacturing process development) that also self-regeneration ability for the mitochondrial energy generation approach to power sensors and maximize the MEET power output density to achieve levels suitable for commercialisation and their use for smart city-environment-farming-wearable and ultimately gas turbine applications. A three-stream short term (5 years) objectives approach will be used for reaching milestones towards the long term objectives of the overall program goal. The outcome of the research aims to establish a clear evaluation of the potential of the mitochondrial generator approach using MEET devices produced by CSAM and be made available to Canadian companies for powering various sensors such as the ones used for smart city-farming-environment and ultimately for gas turbines monitoring. The proposed solution could represent ground-breaking solution in the energy field, which constitutes a major share of the Canadian economy in conjunction with the manufacturing sector.

虽然智能传感器有助于监测许多燃气轮机部件、城市设施(污染物水平检测、垃圾桶垃圾水平检测)、公园状态(森林火灾检测、雪平面监测)、农业环境(土壤水分含量、作物温度)和服装特征的当前状态(温度、压力、氧化水平)，但智能传感器面临着适当供电的挑战。由于这些传感器中的大多数将需要非常低的功率，并且不会在连续模式下工作，也不会在偏远地区工作，因此传统的集中式电网/电池供电的方法不太可能成为这些传感器的合适的绿色能源。一种更本地化的方法--模仿生物系统--正在被设想：“线粒体生成器”方法。与人类细胞类似，人类细胞由自己的微型动力装置--线粒体--独立供电，按照设想，每个传感器都将拥有与生物细胞类似的定制和专用发电机。这些“线粒体发电机”应该是小而轻的，能够提供传感器所需的小的周期性功率爆发，自我再生以延长使用寿命，以最大限度地减少浪费，并成为零碳排放者。拟议的研究计划探索了创造小型湿能-电能转换(Meet)设备的可能性。这些薄型Meet设备利用环境中的水分并将其转化为电能，建议使用冷喷涂添加剂制造CSAM工艺来生产它们。这项研究计划的长期目标是：开发和了解CSAM Meet设备的基本原理(符合工作原理和制造工艺开发)，并为功率传感器的线粒体能量产生方法提供自再生能力，并最大限度地提高Meet功率输出密度，以达到适合商业化的水平，并将其用于智能城市环境、农业、可穿戴以及最终燃气轮机应用。三流短期(5年)目标方法将用于实现总体计划目标的长期目标的里程碑。这项研究的结果旨在使用CSAM生产的Meet设备对线粒体发电机方法的潜力进行明确评估，并向加拿大公司提供各种传感器的动力，例如用于智能城市农业环境并最终用于燃气轮机监测的传感器。拟议的解决方案可能是能源领域的开创性解决方案，能源领域与制造业一起构成加拿大经济的主要份额。