Functionalizing Fibres for Energy Recovery Applications

用于能量回收应用的功能化纤维

• 批准号: 2899884
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Northumbria University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2899884
• 关键词: Functionalizing; Fibres; Energy; Recovery; Applications

Flexible substrate devices are becoming increasingly popular, with wearable and other fabric-based devices being a significant research focus. Powering wearable sensors and electronics presents a challenge to further implementation of such devices. The ability to power these devices using energy recovery techniques would therefore be desirable.The aim of this project is to research a self-charging paradigm for fabric-based devices by functionalising threads, which could be embroidered into fabrics. In this paradigm, energy is recovered to power wearable devices, rather than having to charge them. The method will not only address the usability challenges around offline periods but will also pave the way for long-term continuous monitoring capabilities. The focus will be on various energy recovery options, including piezoelectricity, magnetic induction and photovoltaics through the functionalisation of threads.In order to achieve this, we can take existing energy scavenging technologies and develop them via the functionalisation of threads that can then be sewn into clothing. This technology could also be developed to scavenge energy from light in net window curtains. This project will investigate how to functionalise the threads and test how robust they are for use in clothing and will involve taking standard microfabrication techniques and devising innovative ways to modify them for use with threads and fabrics.In addition to the immediate application of wearables, another inherent advantage is to develop mechanically conformal functional surfaces using flexible substrates and embroidery methods. This feature will be explored in applications where a conformal, flexible, and low-cost active surface is required especially in challenging environments

柔性基板设备越来越受欢迎，可穿戴设备和其他基于织物的设备成为重要的研究焦点。为可穿戴传感器和电子设备供电对进一步实施此类设备提出了挑战。因此，使用能量回收技术为这些设备供电的能力将是可取的。该项目的目的是通过功能化线来研究基于织物的设备的自充电范例，这些线可以绣在织物上。在这种范例中，能量被回收来为可穿戴设备供电，而不是给它们充电。该方法不仅可以解决离线期间的可用性挑战，还可以为长期连续监控能力铺平道路。重点将放在各种能量回收选项上，包括通过线功能化的压电、磁感应和光伏发电。为了实现这一目标，我们可以采用现有的能量收集技术，并通过线的功能化来开发它们，然后将其缝入衣服。这项技术还可用于从网状窗帘中的光中获取能量。该项目将研究如何使线功能化并测试它们在服装中使用的坚固性，并将涉及采用标准微加工技术并设计创新方法来修改它们以用于线和织物。除了可穿戴设备的直接应用之外，另一个固有的优势是使用柔性基材和刺绣方法开发机械保形功能表面。该功能将在需要保形、灵活且低成本的有源表面的应用中进行探索，特别是在具有挑战性的环境中