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.

虽然智能传感器有利于监测许多燃气轮机部件、城市设施（污染物水平检测、垃圾箱中垃圾水平检测）、公园状态（森林火灾检测、雪位监测）、农业环境（土壤含水量、农作物温度）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。由于大多数这些传感器需要非常低的功率，并且不会在连续模式下运行以及位于远程位置，因此传统的集中电网/电池供电方法不太可能成为这些传感器的合适绿色电源。人们正在设想一种模仿生物系统的更加局部化的方法：“线粒体发生器”方法。与人类细胞类似，人类细胞由自己的微型发电厂线粒体独立供电，预计每个传感器都会像生物细胞一样拥有自己定制的专用发电机。这些“线粒体发电机”应该小、轻，能够提供传感器所需的小周期性功率爆发，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。拟议的研究计划探讨了制造小型湿气电能转换（MEET）设备的可能性。这些薄型 MEET 设备利用环境水分并将其转化为电能，建议使用冷喷涂增材制造 CSAM 工艺来生产它们。该研究计划的长期目标是：开发和了解 CSAM MEET 设备的基本原理（MEET 工作原理和制造工艺开发），以及线粒体能量产生方法的自我再生能力，为传感器供电，并最大化 MEET 功率输出密度，以达到适合商业化的水平及其用于智能城市-环境-农业-可穿戴以及最终燃气轮机应用。将采用三流短期（5 年）目标方法来实现总体计划目标的长期目标的里程碑。该研究的成果旨在对使用 CSAM 生产的 MEET 设备的线粒体发生器方法的潜力进行明确评估，并提供给加拿大公司为各种传感器供电，例如用于智能城市农业环境以及最终用于燃气轮机监测的传感器。拟议的解决方案可能代表能源领域的突破性解决方案，能源领域与制造业一起构成了加拿大经济的主要份额。