Smart Buildings
FOCCHI will provide the building use case for demonstration of PE-EHS integrated in the façade prototype with the final aim to evaluate the performance of the new piezoelectric-based smart materials combinations and structures.
The façade prototype will be tested under dynamic wind pressure conditions to assess the energy efficiency and reliability of the PE-EHS system to generate electricity from the harvested glass vibrations due to impact of wind. In addition, feasibility of the PE system to power a wireless miniature FOS interrogation instrument for SHM of the façade will be further demonstrated.
Hence, several FBG sensors connected to the interrogator will be installed on different points along the steel structure of the façade to measure strain variations. Visualization of sensors data will be available through a dedicated IoT platform integrated with the FOS interrogation device at the test site.