The project has been launched in last June, 21st 2017 at ESIGELEC in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France. That was the first physical meeting of the partnership since approval of the project in February, 2nd 2017. During that event, several presentations have been given along with the keynote delivered by Moncef KADI, the Head of IRSEEM’s research team of Electronic and Embedded Systems. - ESIGELEC focussed on the general objectives and technological challenges facing the project, particularly the rectenna’s part. - While, GST addressed the general specifications of the project regarding both targeted applications in terms of power management and energy storage. Some potential use cases were also analysed. - Highlights made by University of Kent dealt with some design constraints of the surface in terms size, number of cells, pattern redirection, etc., all over the frequency bands of interest typically ISM/GSM/Wi-Fi. - Both University of Surrey and Intrinsiq Materials presented their respective fabrication facilities and capabilities.
The training meeting, held in June, 20th 2017 prior to the kick-off meeting, have been led by the JTS representative Sophie JARDIN (Finance and Appraisal Officer from INTERREG, Norwich, UK). The meeting was hosted by ESIGELEC too and dealt with many rules regarding communication aspects (logos, project website, templates, etc.), payment claims (procurement, spending, expenditure checks, etc.), risk management, etc.
The 2nd general assembly meeting has taken place in last October, 9th-10th 2017, held by Intrinsiq Materials Ltd, in Farnborough, UK. While, the 3rd meeting took place January, 15th-16th 2018 in Guildford, Surrey, UK, hosted by University of Surrey. The first part of those meetings was dedicated to administrative and financial aspects along with communication matters. Those presentations were followed by an open discussion session with Sophie JARDIN (Finance and Appraisal Officer from INTERREG, Norwich, UK) who answered many questions on those topics. The second part of the meetings included diverse presentations. For instance, - GST analyzed a few characteristics (output power density, area, etc.) of some basic renewable energy transducers as solar ones compared with RF transducers. - ESIGELEC presented preliminary analysis of the state-of-the art on high impedance surfaces followed by first design considerations within the lower ISM band (868MHz/2.4GHz). - GST and ESIGELEC jointly presented some first trials of indoor power densities measurement methods. - University of Kent showed first simulation results for an early 3-layer design operating in the WiFi band around 5.8 GHz. Kent also showed the measurement setup that would be used to characterize the first fabrication trials from both the University of Surrey and Intrinsiq Materials. - Some technical exchanges have been conducted between University of Surrey and Intrinsiq Materials for defining some appropriate parameters regarding fabrication processes (inks, paste, printing technology, solvents, etc.). Some test samples have already been sent out to Kent for further analysis - Intrinsiq Materials has fabricated ESIGELEC’s first antenna prototype. - University of Surrey has started the development of a single-layer coplanar super-capacitor based on interdigital topologies along with long-term stability of the fabricated prototypes as basic printed tracks. - First feasibility studies have been discussed around several applications. - Two of them have definitely been confirmed (smoke alarms, Wi-Fi boosters) - Home automation sensors have been targeted as potentially well-suited as an additional application of the project - Three other applications need to be discussed during next general assembly in order to make a decision
The 2nd general assembly meeting has taken place in last October, 9th-10th 2017, held by Intrinsiq Materials Ltd, in Farnborough, UK. While, the 3rd meeting took place January, 15th-16th 2018 in Guildford, Surrey, UK, hosted by University of Surrey. The first part of those meetings was dedicated to administrative and financial aspects along with communication matters. Those presentations were followed by an open discussion session with Sophie JARDIN (Finance and Appraisal Officer from INTERREG, Norwich, UK) who answered many questions on those topics. The second part of the meetings included diverse presentations. For instance, - GST analyzed a few characteristics (output power density, area, etc.) of some basic renewable energy transducers as solar ones compared with RF transducers. - ESIGELEC presented preliminary analysis of the state-of-the art on high impedance surfaces followed by first design considerations within the lower ISM band (868MHz/2.4GHz). - GST and ESIGELEC jointly presented some first trials of indoor power densities measurement methods. - University of Kent showed first simulation results for an early 3-layer design operating in the WiFi band around 5.8 GHz. Kent also showed the measurement setup that would be used to characterize the first fabrication trials from both the University of Surrey and Intrinsiq Materials. - Some technical exchanges have been conducted between University of Surrey and Intrinsiq Materials for defining some appropriate parameters regarding fabrication processes (inks, paste, printing technology, solvents, etc.). Some test samples have already been sent out to Kent for further analysis - Intrinsiq Materials has fabricated ESIGELEC’s first antenna prototype. - University of Surrey has started the development of a single-layer coplanar super-capacitor based on interdigital topologies along with long-term stability of the fabricated prototypes as basic printed tracks. - First feasibility studies have been discussed around several applications. - Two of them have definitely been confirmed (smoke alarms, Wi-Fi boosters) - Home automation sensors have been targeted as potentially well-suited as an additional application of the project - Three other applications need to be discussed during next general assembly in order to make a decision
The consortium is going to met during two days and discuss the project progress. That meeting will be held by GST, Bourguébus, Normandy, France. The first day is dedicated to management and communication matters, followed by discussions on WP T3 promotion, dissemination and the transfer of the technology. In the frame of the first project workshop, particular attention will be given to discussions on the communication strategy toward the enterprises of the FCE zone. During the second day’s meeting, which is entirely technical, each team will present the work achieved, followed by some interactions between the speaker and the assembly through questions/comments helping to more assess the work done. This kind of meeting, regrouping all of the members of the project, allows to see everyone’s work and accomplishments, and to encourage discussions and sharing ideas and knowledge. It also boost a nice atmosphere and good relationships between everyone involved in the project.
