Internet of Things & Energy Harvesting

Hi Internet of Things Delft,

Our first meetup will focus on Energy Harvesting in IoT applications. We have curated a diverse and inspiring programme around this topic.

Flexous - a Delft high-tech company providing kinetic energy harvesting technology

Peter Tettelaar (OtherUse) - hands on experiments with energy harvesting

Amjad Yousef Majid - PhD research in algorithm development for (battery-less) transiently powered computers (TCPs)

Maartje Scholten - on future goals for Delft Smart City

Vijay Rao - PhD research on context trigger systems in energy harvesters

Bouwe de Planque and Joris Hoogeboom - showcase of an energy feedback light measuring energy performance

Doors open at 18:45 and the evening starts at 19:00.

After the meetup there will be an occasion to broaden your network with professionals shaping the Internet of Things.

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Embedding connectivity in all things of the IoT often requires these objects to rely on some sort of power source. During our meetup we have several entrepreneurs, engineers and researchers talking about energy harvesting and related topics from both very technical- as well as a very hands-on perspective.

Flexous is a high-tech company based in Delft specializing in high-performance energy harvesters. Converting ambient motion into mW-range electricity, Flexous is ready to power the Internet of Things in a practical, innovative and sustainable way. The unique technology enables harvesting efficiently at random vibrations and low frequencies. Wireless sensors used in logistics and assets tracking, automotive, sport, fitness, medical wearables and industrial condition monitoring can benefit from Flexous energy harvesters in multiple ways.

Peter Tettelaar, co-founder of OtherUse, a company well established in IoT products, will share his experience of hands-on experiments in energy harvesting. Ingeniously investigating the context in which sensors are deployed, many opportunities for free energy arise.

Amjad Yousef Majid, also a PhD researcher in the same department, is working on developing algorithms for (battery-less) transiently powered computers (TPCs) such as WISP. TPCs collect ambient energy or obtain energy from the RF signals to operate, therefore, they are very vulnerable to frequent energy interruptions. This makes developing applications for TPCs a very challenging task.

Vijay Rao, PhD researcher at the embedded software department at the faculty of EEMCS (EWI) is researching energy-harvesting wireless sensory networks. One of the systems he has proposed is to capture context-triggers from energy harvesters. Typically, the energy harvesting source of a sensor is related to the physical parameters the sensor is measuring. This property is exploited to develop a context-event triggering mechanism with significant energy savings and reduced data processing. Furthermore, a light-weight method to route this data to a sink/gateway for further action is also proposed based on opportunistic routing.

Maartje Scholten and Heleen Bothof will present challenges and goals the city of Delft is addressing within the Delft Smart City intiative. Climate change, sustainable energy and knowledge economy may seem to be much broader than the Internet of Things, but the technologies and processes embedded within the IoT might be strong enablers in succeeding in these challenges.

Heleen is working as an architect and urban designer with a focus on a sustainable and resilient urban environment. Maartje is project manager of the Delft Smart City initiative.

Bouwe de Planque and Joris Hoogeboom will showcase the prototype of their energy feedback light installation. This connected light artwork reacts to the real-time energy usage within the Faculty IDE of TU Delft. The installation offers feedback on the energy performance of a space in an intuitive way manner and visually manifests the impact of behavioral changes of its users.

Afterwards, we want to discuss with you what you are looking for in the next sessions. What do you want to see? Do you have challenges you want to solve? Or do you have questions for other professionals?

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