Adaptive Plant - European Thermodynamics Limited

Project: Adaptive Plant

The Adaptive Plant project will develop a battery-free wireless sensor platform for monitoring plant and process parameters in harsh/hazardous environments. The sensor node is powered by harvested thermoelectric power using the latest commercially available technologies and the core sensor module will be connected to low-power sensor components to take measurements.

Goals

To deliver a harvester sensor device extracts minimum 25mW power to supply the electrical storage device.
To allow plant and processing facility operators to gather data real time in a cost-effective way.
Create intellectual property and jobs within the collaborating partners.
Eliminate the need for an electrochemical battery.

Results

The majority of the aims were fully achieved, the project proved the concept and moved the final prototype onto a high technology readiness level.
Further testing work has been identified and a product development program has been put in place to develop the prototype into a commercial product.
The project has had a big impact on evolving the company’s future electronics product line and ETDYN’s competitiveness in the marketplace.
Further development work is currently on-going, and the product is expected to be released in 2015

Project: Adaptive Plant

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