Efficient Design Of Application-Specific Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvesters For Industrial Wireless Sensor Systems (Internet of Things Applications Europe 2018)

With the help of the developed computer-aided design methodology, application-specific electromagnetic energy harvester can be dimensioned and designed virtually at the touch of a button. This allows the systems to be built on the one hand as small as possible and on the other hand cost-effective. An example demonstrator illustrates the proof of function.

Bianca Leistritz studied mechatronics at the Technical University of Ilmenau / Germany and graduated with a Dipl.-Ing. degree (2002-2007). Since 2007 she has been employed as a research assistant at the Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS). Her research topic is the development of kinetic energy harvesters for the realization of energy self-sufficient wireless sensor systems.

IMMS serves small and medium-sized industrial enterprises through preliminary research. It acts as their strategic partner in the development of microelectronic and mechatronic products and of systems technology. With its solutions, the institute connects information technology to the real world. For its partners, IMMS is the cutting edge, slicing through the barriers between research results and manufacturing. The institute is thus a veritable bridge between science and industry.