Smart Surfaces: Large Area Electronics Systems for Internet of Things Enabled by Energy Harvesting

Roselli, L.; Carvalho, Nuno Borges; Alimenti, F.; Mezzanotte, P.; Orecchini, Giulia; Virili, Marco; Mariotti, C.; Gonçalves, Ricardo; Pinho, Pedro

doi:10.1109/jproc.2014.2357493

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“…Mechanical flexibility, high shape customization, recyclability and low fabrication processes and materials costs, are needed in order to enable the IoT. For these reasons, particular attention has to be given by the scientific community to the demonstration of substrate independent processes which make possible the application of the devices on many materials, especially those not normally used in electronics [85]. Common substrate independent processes which fit these requirements are: inkjet printing [7], 3D printing, gravure printing, screen printing and metal adhesive laminate [86,87].…”

Section: A Wpt Integration In Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Europe and the Future for WPT : European Contributions to Wireless Power Transfer Technology

Team¹

2017

IEEE Microwave

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Section: A Wpt Integration In Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Europe and the Future for WPT : European Contributions to Wireless Power Transfer Technology

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2017

IEEE Microwave

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“…devices on many materials, especially those not normally used in electronics [6]. Common substrate independent processes which fit the beforehand mentioned requirements are: inkjet printing [7], 3D printing, gravure printing, screen printing and metal adhesive laminate [8].…”

Section: Integration Technolgies and Materialsmentioning

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WPT related applications enabling Internet of Things evolution

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Mariotti

Virili

et al. 2016

2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)

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Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a driving paradigm for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) evolution. This paradigm is not a revolution, yet is a way to look at, use and evolve existing technologies and apply them to new solutions. Among these technologies, Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) and related ones can be certainly considered enabling for IoT. WPT in fact, on the one hand is the core of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) systems, that represents likely the most promising physical layer communication platform for IoT; on the other hand WPT itself can be a means to power supply "things" and make them independent from grid connection and batteries, especially when massive localized concentration of granular devices can be envisaged, such as, for instance, in the case of "smart surface" implementation, "smart gravel" and so on. Example applications will be showed in this contribution in a comprehensive and holistic way, emphasizing the consistency of the developed technological solutions and architectures with short term and long term constraints and requirements for electronic apparatuses conceived for smart objects. Namely: data acquisition, wireless connectivity (short term), energy autonomy and object compatibility (long term).

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“…To unleash the full potential of the IoT paradigm, there is a stringent need for low cost and low profile microwave systems that facilitate invisible integration into common surfaces such as floors, walls, textile sheets and worktops, without significantly altering their size, weight, cost, aesthetics or original purpose [2]. In addition, such microwave smart surface systems should provide high performance (good matching, low loss and high isolation) over a wide frequency band to support the ever-increasing volumes of data [3] and to guarantee their performance when integrated into a wide variety of common objects and under realistic, timevarying operating conditions. Thereby, numerous application domains will benefit from smart surface technology, such as smart-fabric interactive-textiles [4], smart furniture [5] and smart domotics [6].…”

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Substrate-Independent Microwave Components in Substrate Integrated Waveguide Technology for High-Performance Smart Surfaces

Kapusuz

Rogier

2018

IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Techn.

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Abstract-Although all existing air-filled substrate integrated waveguide (AFSIW) topologies yield substrate-independent electrical performance, they rely on dedicated, expensive, laminates to form air-filled regions that contain the electromagnetic fields. This paper proposes a novel substrate-independent AFSIW manufacturing technology, enabling straightforward integration of highperformance microwave components into a wide range of generalpurpose commercially-available surface materials by means of standard additive (3D printing) or subtractive (computer numerically controlled milling/laser cutting) manufacturing processes. First, an analytical formula is derived for the effective permittivity and loss tangent of the AFSIW waveguide. This allows the designer to reduce substrate losses to levels typically encountered in high-frequency laminates. Then, several microwave components are designed and fabricated. Measurements of multiple AFSIW waveguides and a four-way power divider/combiner, both relying on a new coaxial-to-air-filled SIW transition, prove that this novel approach yields microwave components suitable for direct integration into everyday surfaces, with low insertion loss, and excellent matching and isolation over the entire [5.15 − 5.85] GHz band. Hence, this innovative approach paves the way for a new generation of cost-effective, high-performance and invisibly-integrated smart surface systems that efficiently exploit the area and the materials available in everyday objects.

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Smart Surfaces: Large Area Electronics Systems for Internet of Things Enabled by Energy Harvesting

Cited by 87 publications

References 137 publications

Europe and the Future for WPT : European Contributions to Wireless Power Transfer Technology

Europe and the Future for WPT : European Contributions to Wireless Power Transfer Technology

WPT related applications enabling Internet of Things evolution

Substrate-Independent Microwave Components in Substrate Integrated Waveguide Technology for High-Performance Smart Surfaces

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