SBIR/STTR Research Award
RF Power Scavenging for Wireless Sensors
Award amount
$592,195Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED
- Proposal award date
- 2005-09-27
- Contract end date
- 2007-09-26
- UEI
- SJHFCDGKJJC5
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- N04-096
Research abstract
Sensors are playing an increasingly important role in the Navy fleet. The advantages of wireless sensors are numerous, but the drawback of requiring frequent battery replacement outweighs the advantages in most instances. Adding RF power scavenging permits either the removal of the battery, or at least extends the battery life to a useable time frame. Luna proposes a methodology to make RF power scavenging a viable alternative. Through a combination of improved efficencies in capturing and storing stray RF energy, and significantly decreasing the power requirement of the wireless sensor, Luna has determined that powering the sensors through scavenged energy will be possible within two years.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Rugged Miniature SWDM Mux and Demux for Military Aircraft
- Advanced Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) for Naval Safety
- Distributed Linear and Angular Acceleration Measurement
- Terahertz Imaging for Detection of Corrosion and Defects Under Hull Coatings
- Multi-Modal SHM of Inflatable Habitats via Embedded Fiber Optics Sensing
Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
994 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2026). Reported award amounts total $336,438,763. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency