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Reference Number	EP/P031056/1
Title	TYRELESS - Integrated piezoelectric Energy Harvesting systems for smart truck tyre monitoring - # 73627-494298
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 5%; Not Energy Related 85%; Energy Efficiency(Other) 10%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Professor C Bowen No email address given Mechanical Engineering University of Bath
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	01 April 2017
End Date	31 March 2018
Duration	12 months
Total Grant Value	£72,959
Industrial Sectors	Energy
Region	South West
Programme	Energy : Energy
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor C Bowen , Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath (99.999%)
	Other Investigator	Professor J Taylor , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath (0.001%)
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Objectives
Abstract	The purpose of the project is to develop an integrated TPMS transducer system. This includes; a) kinetic harvesting element (based on PVDF and/or ceramic materials), b) energy storage elements (supercapacitors) and integration with c) power management and sensing devices. The active harvesting element is to be developed by Prof. Chris Bowen at Bath University and will be coupled to a rectification/power management chip (supplied by Linear Technologies) which connects to an NXP wireless ARM Cortex M4 processor. An early stage prototype would consist of an EH/S element alongside a pressure sensing MCU and RfID circuit capable of relaying data remotely without connection to the tyre. The work would include fabrication and testing to understand the power that can be harvested, the operating temperature window and the lifetime of the EH/S transducer. Robust integration of the components is always a challenge for demanding environments, and so CPI will look into the best laminating/joining technologies to maximise performances.
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Added to Database	21/02/19