3 cost-effective and green 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 and accurate location and monitoring of vehicles through GPS and MEMS sensing.
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. The project will demonstrate its applicability in key sectors and applications, SHM and vehicle monitoring in automotive, aerospace and building, presenting the highest market potential.
Innovative Materials, Systems & Structures
Energy Harvesting
Wireless Sensor Nodes
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.
-high performance piezoelectric (PE)
-thermoelectric (TE)
-Thermo-Piezoelectric (TPE)
as well as
-generators
-and monolithic supercapacitors (SCs)
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.
InComEss project will pursue the following objectives
Notable enhancement of the power output of Thermoelectric generator
Increased performance of the Thermo - Piezoelectric generator
Reduction in overall materials and processing costs of PEG, TEG and TPEG and SC
Increased energy densities of electric energy storage (EES)
Overall increase in the performance of the Piezoelectric generator
Increased recyclability ratio of the new single and multi-source EHS
Overall increase in the energy conversion efficiency of the energy harvesting systems
Integration of wireless sensor nodes (WSN) linked to potential IoT applications.
The selected materials combinations and processing routes will allow reducing around 60% costs of overall materials and manufacturing process, including more than 40% reduction of the Green House Gas (GHGs) generated along their production value chain, and an overall reduction of hazardous waste by more than 50% compared to state-of-the-art materials.
Non-expensive ceramics and fillers together with highly recyclable and cheap polymer matrices will be used in InComEss, including avoidance of rare-earth elements and hazardous lead or Te-based elements, and ensuring a sustainable and efficient use of resources in line with the circular economy perspective.
Reduction of Green House Gas
Reduction of hazardous waste
Highly recyclable polymers
Lead Free
Avoidance of rare-earth elements
Sustainable and efficient use of resources
