Low Power Energy Harvesting Technologies and Applications (2022)

Description:
Low power energy harvesting mechanisms are unique opportunities to provide source of electrical energy for autonomous sensors for predictive maintenance applications, self-powered and wireless micro-actuators, monitoring devices for health care, energy hubs, Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled energy networks etc. This PhD course handles the fundamentals of energy harvesting technologies such as thermoelectric, piezoelectric, and electromagnetic devices by introducing recent development techniques and detailed module design. This course will continue with integration principles of the energy harvester modules with the system components to enhance output power performance of the modules. Furthermore, control of electrical output of the devices will be discussed for maximum power point tracking by power electronic converting methods. This course also addresses recent applications of such energy harvesting mechanisms with introducing opportunities, challenges and relevant applications in renewable energy IoT industries.

Prerequisites: No

Form of evaluation: Completion of design and metaphysics simulation of a form of the energy harvesting mechanisms or power output management of the chosen energy harvesting technology in the selective list of the tasks. The assignment will be done in groups and each group must submit the final report

Organizer: Associate Professor Alireza Rezaniakolaei, alr@energy.aau.dk

Lecturers:
Associate Professor, Alireza Rezaniakolaei (ALR), Aalborg University
Associate Professor, Kaiyuan Lu (KLU), Aalborg University
Associate Professor, Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam (AAM), Aalborg University
Associate Professor, Erik Schaltz (ESC), Aalborg University
Guest researcher, Majid Khazaee (MAD), Aalborg University

ECTS: 2.5

Time: 09-11 February 2022  28-30 November 2022

Place: AAU Energy, Aalborg

Price: 6000 DKK for PhD students outside of Denmark and 8000 DKK for the Industry excl. VAT

Number of seats: 25

Deadline: 7 November 2022

Important information concerning PhD courses:
We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 3.000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.