Sustainable Electronics for Energy Harvesting Applications (SELECT)

Purpose and goal

This project aims to develop a new scalable platform for energy harvesting applications based on environmentally friendly electronic components. The platform will integrate an ultra-low power microcontroller (ONiO.zero) tailored for energy harvesting, modules for energy harvesting from radio frequency and solar cells (Epishine), and a supercapacitor (Ligna Energy) for energy storage. Mounting on a recyclable PCB laminate (Jiva Materials). The new platform will be able to meet the needs of a wide range of IoT applications.

Expected effects and result

The project will address the R&D challenges involved in the integration of the different key system components as well as in the development of standardized modules that can be swiftly customized to different applications. The new platform will be able to serve a wide range of applications across the IoT and small electronics market verticals. The key outputs of the project will be reference boards and development kits to kick start the new platform, as well as reference designs and prototypes customized and tested for two lead applications: batteryless ESLs and remote controls.

Planned approach and implementation

The project is divided into 8 work packages (WP) as listed: WP1 - Project Management; Exploitation and Dissemination of results WP2 - System architecture, design and specifications WP3 - Customization of indoor photovoltaic modules for the SELECT platform WP4 - Development of a supercapacitor for ultra low power applications WP5 - Integration of components for a scalable energy harvesting electronics platform WP6 - Demo case 1: electronic shelf label WP7 - Demo case 2: remote control unit WP8 - Life Cycle Analyses