IGF::OT::IGF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSULTING CORPORATION PROPOSES A TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF CURRENT S…

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IGF::OT::IGF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSULTING CORPORATION PROPOSES A TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART ACOUSTIC ENERGY HARVESTER FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS. DUE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND INCREASING POWER REQUIREMENTS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE IS IDEAL TO OVERCOME THE RELATED ISSUES SEEN IN SYSTEMS POWERED BY BATTERIES (LIMITED LIFESPAN, RECHARGE ISSUES, ACCESSIBILITY AND REPLACEMENT). WE PROPOSE THE INNOVATION OF A MESOSCALE, ACOUSTIC ENERGY HARVESTER WITH A HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR AND A PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE BACKPLATE USING HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY, A HIGH TEMPERATURE POWER RECTIFYING CIRCUITRY WILL BE DEVELOPED TO CONVERT THE OUTPUT OF THE TIME-VARYING OUTPUT OF THE ENERGY HARVESTER INTO A USEABLE FORM. THE TARGET APPLICATION IS TO POWER FEEDBACK OR EMBEDDED SENSOR SYSTEMS TO ENABLE SELF-SUSTAINING FUNCTIONALITY TO THE DEVICES.