In this paper, a novel one-way single-wire power transfer structure is proposed. Different from the traditional single-wire power transfer system, power is one-way transmitted from the power source to the load, and no loop is constituted. The structu...
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have broad application prospects due to having the characteristics of low power, low cost, wide distribution and self-organization. At present, most the WSNs are battery powered, but batteries must be changed frequentl...
Single-tube loop coil (STLC) and multi-turn copper wire coil (MTCWC) wireless power transfer (WPT) methods are proposed in this study to overcome the challenges of battery life during low-power home appliance operations. Transfer power, efficiency, a...
The output power and transmission efficiency of the traditional single-wire electric-field coupling power transmission (ECPT) system will drop sharply with the increase of the distance between transmitter and receiver, thus, in order to solve the abo...
This work introduces an array prototype based on a Frequency Modulation (FM) encoding architecture to transfer multiple sensor signals on a single wire. The use case presented adopts Hall-effect sensors as an example to represent a much larger range...
A new device for inserting an absorber plate to divide a flat-plate channel into two subchannels to conduct double-pass wire mesh packed operations was developed. The proposed wire mesh packed device improves the heat transfer efficiency substantial...
The improvement of device performance of a recycling solar air heater featuring a wire mesh packing was investigated experimentally and theoretically. The application of the wire mesh packing and recycle-effect concept to the present study were propo...
This paper presents the results of an analysis of a low-power Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) system. The system consists of periodically distributed planar spiral coils that form the transmitting and receiving planes. An analytical and numerical analy...
The multi-layer workpiece and multi-wire electrochemical microfabrication method (MWECM) has considerable potential in improving production efficiency and is considered a promising technology for manufacturing high-quality array microstructures. Howe...
Wireless power transfer (WPT) technology has been widely used in many fields. Nevertheless, in the field of high power transmission, such as the WPT system of electric vehicles, the power transmission efficiency of WPT system lags behind that of wire...
Radio frequency energy harvesting (RFEH) and wireless power transfer (WPT) are increasingly seen as a method of enabling sustainable computing, as opposed to mechanical or solar EH WPT does not require special materials or resonators and can be imple...
This research explored the technical feasibility of creating a controlled chemical composition for Fe-Ni alloys using a Directed Energy Deposition (DED) arc metal additive manufacturing (AM) process in its twin wire feed mode. This method employs two...
Italy has not yet presented to the scientific community any elastocaloric prototype suitable for refrigeration/air conditioning. The SUSSTAINEBLE project was born from the idea to build a demonstrative elastocaloric prototype for environmental condit...
Ultrasonic guided waves (UGWs) have attracted attention in the nondestructive testing and structural health monitoring (SHM) of multi-wire cables. They offer such advantages as a single measurement, wide coverage of the acoustic field, and long-range...
High electrical conductivity and optical transparency make graphene a suitable candidate for photovoltaic-based power systems. In this study, we present the design and fabrication of an array of graphene-based Schottky junction solar cells. Using mai...
As electric vehicles are gaining increasing worldwide interest, advances in driving range and safety become critical. Modern automotive battery management systems (BMS) compete with challenging performance and safety requirements and need to monitor...
Ultrasonic communication and power transfer are attractive solutions when conventional electromagnetic-based or wired connections are unfeasible. Most ultrasonic communication applications concern a single-solid barrier. Nevertheless, some relevant s...
In inductive power transfer (IPT) systems, the coil design is crucial since the power transfer efficiency (PTE) of IPT depends on the coil characteristics such as geometric shape, diameter, wire thickness, etc. The most commonly used technique for th...
Recent research has shown an increasing interest in wireless power transfer (WPT) technology for drone batteries. The inconvenience of wired charging, especially for drones, is a huge obstacle. In this research project, a WPT platform was proposed by...
In this paper, a tunable multi-split transmitting (TX) coil for a wireless power transfer (WPT) system that accommodates a wide range of distances between the TX and receiving (RX) coils is proposed. This method enables the WPT system to maintain a s...
Neural implantable systems have promoted the development of neurosurgery research and clinical practice. However, traditional tethered neural implants use physical wires for power supply and signal transmission, which have many restrictions on implan...
Loop structure has been used as a single resonator and in meta-materials. Variations from the loop structures such as split-ring resonators have been utilized as sensing elements in integrated devices for wearable applications or in array configurati...
The influence of recycling on double-pass solar air collectors with welding of the V-corrugated absorber has been studied experimentally and theoretically. Welding the V-corrugated absorber and the recycle-effect concept to the solar air collector wa...
This paper discusses a design methodology to efficiently determine the best combination of rectenna (rectifier and antenna) to minimize the input power under a given output condition for microwave wireless power transfer (MWPT) without any other exte...
The aim of this review was to assess the current viable technologies for wireless power delivery and data transmission through metal barriers. Using such technologies sensors enclosed in hermetical metal containers can be powered and communicate thro...
Radiative (or far-field) energy replenishment for devices such as smartphones, laptops, robots, and small electric appliances paves the way to autonomous and continuous devices functioning, thus bypassing the need of operation interruptions, human ma...
Transitioning from petrol or gas vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) poses significant challenges in reducing emissions, lowering operational costs, and improving energy storage. Wireless charging EVs offer promising solutions to wired charging limit...
In this work, glucose oxidase (GOx) has been immobilized onto graphite rod electrodes through an assisted-chitosan adsorption reaching an enzyme coverage of 4 nmol/cm2. The direct and irreversible single adsorption of the Flavine Adenine Dinucleotide...
This paper deals with the development of a power and communication bus named DLN (Device Lightweight Network) that can be seen as a new interface with auto-addressing functionality to transfer power and data by means of two wires in modern cars. The...
In this study, we developed a novel wireless, passive pressure-sensing method functional at cryogenic temperatures (−196 °C). The currently used pressure sensors are inconvenient and complicated in cryogenic environments for their weak low-...
This study introduces nanoparticle-enhanced pulsed power plasma stimulation (NP-3PS) as a waterless fracturing technology for enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), employing ultrafast high-pressure plasma discharges from a 20 kJ capacitor charged to 40...
With aggressive scaling of device geometries, density of manufacturing faults is expected to increase. Therefore, yield of complex Multi-Processor Systems-on-Chips (MP-SoCs) will decrease due to higher probability of manufacturing defects especially,...