Multi-energy, Self-powered Wireless Sensor Network (Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe 2012)

Henrik Zessin studied Mechatronics at the University of Erlangen / Germany and graduated with a Dipl.¬Ing. degree in 2010. Since 2010, he works for the Fraunhofer IIS in the power efficient systems department. He is a project manager in the "integrated energy supplies" group where he is doing research and design on the field of power and battery management, energy transmission and energy harvesting. His work includes integrated circuit and system design as well as software development. The focus of his research lies in the field of power management for electrodynamic energy harvesting devices.

With 59 Institutes throughout Germany as well as numerous international research centers and liaison offices in Europe, the USA and Asia, Fraunhofer¬Gesellschaft has an established reputation for excellence at the front rank of applied research and development. 17,000 staff members work with an annual research budget of over 1,6 billion euros.

 

Founded in 1985, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany, ranks first among the Fraunhofer Institutes concerning headcount and revenues. With the development of the audio coding method MPEG Layer¬3, short mp3, Fraunhofer IIS has reached a worldwide recognition.

 

In close cooperation with partners and clients the Institute provides research and development services in the following areas: Digital radio broadcasting systems, audio and multimedia technology, digital cinema systems, design automation and integrated circuits, wired, wireless and optical networks, localization and navigation, high¬speed camera systems, imaging systems and nanofocus X¬ray technology, medical sensor solutions and communications technology in transport and logistics.

 

Detailed information on research and development portfolio on www.iis.fraunhofer.de

 

More than 750 employees conduct contract research for industry, the service sector and public authorities. Fraunhofer IIS with its headquarters in Erlangen, Germany, has further branches in Nuremberg, Fuerth, Ilmenau and Dresden. The budget of 90 million euros is mainly financed by projects. Less than 25 percent of the budget is subsidized by federal and state funds.