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Innovative micropower solutions for wireless autonomous sensor nodes

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Low-power is one of the key demands for wireless autonomous sensor nodes. This demand has motivated industry and research institutes to work on various advanced systems that can efficiently deliver power to demanding applications. This paper deals with energy harvesters and energy storage systems as important building blocks for such sensor nodes. Energy harvesting is the process of converting unused ambient energy into usable electrical power. As these energy harvesting devices shrink in dimension, while still providing sufficient energy, they will be key enablers for autonomous wireless transducer systems. For such purposes, harvesting devices designed for a footprint of 1 cm(exp 2) and an average power harvesting level of 100 microwatt are being investigated. The power module will convert the highly irregular energy flow from the energy harvester further into regulated energy suitable to charge an energy storage device, e.g. battery or ultracapacitor, or to directly power the wireless autonomous sensor network modules. In such a module, the battery¿s basic task is to store energy obtained from the harvester and to release it to the load when needed. A complete wireless autonomous node has more functional blocks besides a micropower module. A sensor device will capture the required physical or chemical parameter. The Analog-to- Digital and signal processor will be used for transforming the measurements into (processed) digital information. A radio module will allow communication with external receivers. The focus in this paper will be on the micropower module, consisting of the harvester and the energy storage functions.
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Electrets, Supercapacitors, Batteries, Wireless sensor networks, Electrodes

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Altena, Geert, et al. “Innovative Micropower Solutions for Wireless Autonomous Sensor Nodes.” Smart Systems Integration 2008, VDE, 2008.
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Altena, G., Sterken, T., Puers, R., Vullers, R., & Pop, V. (2008). Innovative micropower solutions for wireless autonomous sensor nodes. Smart Systems Integration 2008. Presented at the Smart Systems Integration 2008, Barcelona, Spain.
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Altena, Geert, Tom Sterken, Robert Puers, RJM Vullers, and Valer Pop. 2008. “Innovative Micropower Solutions for Wireless Autonomous Sensor Nodes.” In Smart Systems Integration 2008. Berlin, Germany: VDE.
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Altena, Geert, Tom Sterken, Robert Puers, RJM Vullers, and Valer Pop. 2008. “Innovative Micropower Solutions for Wireless Autonomous Sensor Nodes.” In Smart Systems Integration 2008. Berlin, Germany: VDE.
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Altena G, Sterken T, Puers R, Vullers R, Pop V. Innovative micropower solutions for wireless autonomous sensor nodes. In: Smart Systems Integration 2008. Berlin, Germany: VDE; 2008.
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G. Altena, T. Sterken, R. Puers, R. Vullers, and V. Pop, “Innovative micropower solutions for wireless autonomous sensor nodes,” in Smart Systems Integration 2008, Barcelona, Spain, 2008.
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  abstract     = {{Low-power is one of the key demands for wireless autonomous sensor nodes. This demand has motivated industry and research institutes to work on various advanced systems that can efficiently deliver power to demanding applications. This paper deals with energy harvesters and energy storage systems as important building blocks for such sensor nodes. Energy harvesting is the process of converting unused ambient energy into usable electrical power. As these energy harvesting devices shrink in dimension, while still providing sufficient energy, they will be key enablers for autonomous wireless transducer systems. For such purposes, harvesting devices designed for a footprint of 1 cm(exp 2) and an average power harvesting level of 100 microwatt are being investigated. The power module will convert the highly irregular energy flow from the energy harvester further into regulated energy suitable to charge an energy storage device, e.g. battery or ultracapacitor, or to directly power the wireless autonomous sensor network modules. In such a module, the battery¿s basic task is to store energy obtained from the harvester and to release it to the load when needed. A complete wireless autonomous node has more functional blocks besides a micropower module. A sensor device will capture the required physical or chemical parameter. The Analog-to- Digital and signal processor will be used for transforming the measurements into (processed) digital information. A radio module will allow communication with external receivers. The focus in this paper will be on the micropower module, consisting of the harvester and the energy storage functions.}},
  author       = {{Altena, Geert and Sterken, Tom and Puers, Robert and Vullers, RJM and Pop, Valer}},
  booktitle    = {{Smart Systems Integration 2008}},
  isbn         = {{9783800730810}},
  keywords     = {{Electrets,Supercapacitors,Batteries,Wireless sensor networks,Electrodes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Barcelona, Spain}},
  pages        = {{4}},
  publisher    = {{VDE}},
  title        = {{Innovative micropower solutions for wireless autonomous sensor nodes}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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