INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSULTING CORP — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: A3.02
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSULTING CORP — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $124,900
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A3.02
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- FL
- Period
- 2014-06-20 → 2014-12-19
Description
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.