MetaVEH

Wireless technologies have evolved rapidly in recent years, and energy harvesting techniques are an important element of these new advances. However, more power is needed to service today’s demand for fully autonomous wireless sensors. The EU-funded MetaVEH project is developing innovative lead-free electromechanical energy harvesters that will be easy to install and simple to use. The mechanical core of the new harvesters will integrate lead-free piezoelectric patches enhanced by the unique wave control capacities of resonant elastic metamaterials. The goal is to eventually eliminate the use of batteries, which are expensive and come with a toxic chemical cost. With the use of the project’s vibration energy harvesters (VEH) as a primary power source, batteries will no longer be necessary and sensors will become fully autonomous.

Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024