(1) Development of self-powered wireless sensing system for environment monitoring system
(1) Design the low power management converter (analog & digital) for self-powered animal tag.
(2) Coding the microcontroller (TI MSP430) to control the power converter.
(3) Design the PCBs for power converter modules.
(4) Components selection and bill of material generation.
(5) Generate datasheet and user guide for product line.
(6) Lab test for verification of product.
· Research
(1) Development of the capacitive switching impedance matching circuit for Thermoelectric generator.
(2) Development of MPPT and boost converter with boundary conduction mode for energy harvesting backpack.
(3) Development of impedance matching circuit and battery charging circuit for the rail car energy harvesting.
· Research
(1) Development of Integrated Sustainable Energy Harvesting system & circuit for Wind Turbine
Blade Monitoring System.
(2) Optimization of dual-functioned piezoelectric monitoring device (sensor & harvester) & power
management circuit.
(1) Design and optimization of impact-driven energy harvester with PMC
- Investigate and study to determine suitable energy harvesting type for wireless
wind turbine blade monitoring system.
- Design a new piezoelectric energy harvester that can generate electric power within
a blade.
- Design a new low power management circuit that is considered installation,
operating environment, downtime, and 20 years lifetime of wind turbine blades.
- Coding MCU and Zigbee module (MSP430, Arduino Wi-Fi, xbee) for a wireless
communication between wireless sensor node and server.
- Integrate harvesting system, low power management circuit, MCU, vibration
sensor, and wireless transmitter.
(2) Design a Power management circuit (PMC) for powering wireless sensor
- Design the DC-DC converter for impedance matching.
- Self-start circuit for batteryless operation.
- An integration of dual-functioned piezoelectric monitoring device and circuit.
· Research
(1) Micro wind piezoelectric energy harvesting system for wireless sensor network.
(2) Designed a low power management circuit for micro wind energy harvesting.
· Research
(1) The integrated circuit (IC) development for sinusoidal/non-sinusoidal piezoelectric
energy Harvesting
(2) Piezoelectric energy harvester development and demonstration
for scavenging energy form Road traffic system
· Specific research
(1) Role : Technology transfer to Korean company.
Tech : 1) Educate the topology of piezoelectric energy harvesting circuit
to Korean company.
2) Simulate and test the IC (synchronized switch harvesting on inductor circuit)
(2) Role : Design the DC-DC converter for road energy harvester
Tech : Design the low-power management circuit for wireless Sensor Networks
from Speed Bump
· Maintain the telephone and internet line
· Manage the electronic exchanger and install the telephone cable line with USA Air force