Symposium 2: Energy Harvesting for Powering Sensors - Tutorials


Moderator |  Randy Frank  | President | Randy Frank & Associates, Ltd.
Speaker |  Robin McCarty, Ph.D.  | Marlow Industries, Inc.
Speaker |  Oliver Barham  | Design Engineer | United States Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
Speaker |  Troy Caruso  | Design Engineer | United States Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
Speaker |  Tim Hoang  | Design Engineer | United States Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
Speaker |  Ryan Knight  | United States Army Research Laboratory
Speaker |  Samuel Nork  | Director | Linear Technology
Speaker |  Mark Buccini  | Texas Instruments
Speaker |  Chris Townsend  | Executive Vice President of Engineering | MicroStrain
Speaker |  Joe Keating  | Sr. Director of Applications Engineering | Infinite Power Solutions
June 5, 2012 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Energy harvesting provides new opportunities for sensor manufacturers in applications that would otherwise have difficulty obtaining a reliable power source or require batteries and the associated replacement effort and costs. Several techniques exist for converting mechanical or electrical energy, light, or temperature differences into energy for powering sensors including piezoelectric, radio frequency, thermoelectric, inductive coupling, wind and solar power.

Presenters in this symposium will provide an in-depth analysis of the challenges and solutions of using energy harvesting techniques of varying types for powering sensors. In addition to exploring the energy harvesting technologies, other system aspects will be addressed including high efficiency, low-power microcontrollers, wireless connectivity, and power management. By explaining the design-in requirements for existing energy harvesting products in real-world applications, attendees will have new tools to consider in the design of next-generation sensor systems.

Attendees will leave with an improved understanding of:
1. How to match the energy harvesting technology to specific applications
2. The importance of the energy/power budget
3. The current status of available technologies
4. Technology direction from industry leaders

 

Topics and Speakers include:

Time Presentation Presenter
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Practical Thermal Energy Harvesting Today Robin McCarty, Ph.D., Marlow Industries
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Energy Harvesting and Efficient Storage in Harsh Environments Oliver Barham, Troy Caruso and Tim Hoang, United States Department of Defense, Department of the Navy; Ryan R. Knight, United States Army Research Laboratory
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Energy Harvesting Solutions: Obtaining Useable Electricity from Ambient Sources          Samuel Nork, Linear Technology
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Ultra-low Power FRAM Data Logger: A Low-Cost Alternative to Wireless Sensor Networks Mark Buccini, Texas Instruments
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Thermal, Solar, and Vibration Energy Harvesting Applications and System Solutions Christopher Townsend, MicroStrain, Inc.
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Bluetooth Low Energy Enables Personal Sensor Networks Powered Using Energy Harvesting Joe Keating, Infinite Power Solutions 

 





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