EE 595 Spring 2007 Group 1

1. EE 595 Spring 2007 Group 1 Project Proposal Presentation P1

2. Lead Project Integrator: Troy Thompson Expertise: Antenna, Micro-controller, Digital Design, Building and Testing Circuits Experience: Motorola, Badger Electronics, Honda Owns Block 3: Sensor Side Transceiver

3. Lead System Designer: Paul Brunette Expertise: Analog Design, Communications, Circuit Building and Documentation Experience: War on Terror and JCI intern Owns Block 1: Energy Harvesting (solar) Power Supply

4. Lead Manufacturing Manager: Dennis Hanson Expertise: Microprocessors, Digital Design (FPGA…), Documentation Experience: Astronautics intern Owns Block 5: Receiver Side Display and Micro-controller

5. Lead Repot Manager: Andy Sujecki Expertise: Optical, Wireless, Communications Experience: Cable Com LLC. Intern Owns Block 4: Receiver Side Transceiver

6. Lead Presentation Manager: Leonard Conklin Expertise: Analog Design, Circuit Building, Various Tools Experience: Various Military Owns Blocks 2 & 6: Sensor Side Sensor and Analog to Digital Converter; Receiver Side Power Supply

7. Group 1 Project Resource Summary Total Man Hours Available: - Troy 15hours/week - Paul 20hours/week - Dennis 15hours/week - Andy 15hours/week - Leonard 15hours/week Total Budget for Supplies - $1000 - $2000 for JCI wireless sensor project - $1250 for other projects ($250 per/team member)

8. BATTERYLESS POWER SOURCE FOR MP3 PLAYER • Uninterruptible power supply for portable mp3 player • Harvests power from environment to provide continuous power to mp3 player • Uses piezoelectric device to generate power • Interface: ON/OFF switch, LED indicator • Operational modes: Supply, charge, recharge • Team has interest in economical, renewable power devices

9. BATTERYLESS POWER SOURCE FOR MP3 PLAYER

10. BLUETOOTH IPOD CONTROLLER • Remote control device that controls iPod from a distance • Provides simple controls for people on-the-go and busy commuters • Uses rechargeable lithium-ion battery source • Interface: remote control with Play/Pause, Next/Prev, Volume up/down • Combines the expertise and experience to cover the basic requirements of the design process

11. BLUETOOTH IPOD CONTROLLER

12. Wireless, Battery-less sensor Power Supply (solar) Power supply traditional Receiver Transmitter Sensor (temp) Description: This is a wireless, battery-less temperature sensor utilizing energy harvesting techniques (piezoelectric, seebeck effect, solar) most likely solar. The sensor will transmit to a receiver which will display the data. Performance features: This product is characterized by a long maintenance free life. Currently wireless sensors have batteries which need to be replaced driving up maintenance costs. Power source: The power source is most likely solar with a energy management circuit using super capacitors. The power supply will be able to handle periods where no power is being supplied. Modes: The sensor is a dumb sensor and will be in transmit only. The sensor will have a duty cycle with a sleep period and only transmit for milliseconds at minute variables. User interfaces: The receiver will display the temperature. A Good Fit: This project is a good fit because it plays to our collective wireless strengths and interest in nontraditional power sources. This project is also paid for.

13. Selection Matrix – Average team scores 0-100

14. Proposed Product Summary Wireless/battery-less temperature monitor. System will have a base unit that will display environmental measurements from a remote sensor. The sensor will be solar powered. The monitor will operate on 120VAC. The sensor will require no operation/maintenance once setup. Temperature display will be accurate. The primary benefit is the ability to have a wireless sensor that requires no power source.

15. Market and Business Case Competitors………………… Market Size……………….... Average List Price…………. Market Geography…………. Market Demography……….. Intended Application……….. Annual Volume……………... Energy Source……………… Product Life…………………. Distech, powered by Enocean Multibillion dollar industry Approximately $30.00~$40.00 per sensor / display side North America New and existing buildings Sensor for HVAC controllers > 100,000 Sensor Side: Solar Display Side:120VAC 10 years

16. Sensor side will function strictly off of a solar power/capacitor combination Display side will run off of 120VAC Sensor side max power in microwatts Both sides use 3 volt logic Project will contain two PCBs, one on the sensor side and one on the display side Sensor PCB will be no more than 100mm2 Max cost to manufacture will be less than $60.00 total Product will have a ten year lifespan Product will be covered under warranty for one year Standard Requirements

17. Performance Requirements • Low Power (Solar, Energy harvesting) sensor side (uW) • 50/50 available power, continuous operation enabled by a super capacitor • On/Off switch on display • Address switches on sensors • Battery-less, no wires on sensor, low maintenance costs, long life • Sensor has sleep and transmit modes • Receiver displays different channels • 150 m range • 1 degree C accuracy for -20 to + 100 degree C • Displays temperature on built in display • Outputs temperature data on a display • Unique because of the long maintenance free lifespan, this is an emerging field in building controls which companies are just now starting to explore

18. Transmitter and Sensor side Sensor (Leonard) Power Supply (Paul) Linearization and analog to Digital conversion Solar Cell Charge Circuit Temperature Sensor Discharge / supply circuit Storage Power Transmitter (Troy) Power / wake up Energy control circuit (micro-controller) Memory digital temp data Antenna and filter / coupling circuitry Zigbee communications chip To Receiver

19. Receiver and Display side Receiver (Andy) Display and micro-controller (Dennis) Zigbee communications chip Micro-controller Memory From Transmitter Antenna and filter / coupling circuitry Data Display circuit Power Power Supply (Leonard) Power Traditional Power Supply Data out

20. Block Diagram Description

21. Patent Search Result 1 • Patent Number: 5,572,190 • Date: November 5, 1996 • Title: Batteryless sensor used in security applications • Summary: A batteryless sensor includes a piezoelectric crystal to convert a movement of a door or window to power to radiate a coded RF signal to a receiver, a distance away. The receiver may monitor a multiplicity of sensors to identify a source of an intrusion.

22. Patent Search Result 2 • Patent Number: 7,081,816 • Date: July 25, 2006 • Title: Compact Wireless Sensor • Summary: Wireless security sensors for insertion within window and door frames as a means for detecting intrusion.

23. Patent Search Result 3 • Patent Number: 7,019,241 • Date: March 28, 2006 • Title: Energy-autonomous electromechanical wireless switch • Summary: Has transducer element for converting mechanical to electrical energy, and has actuating panel for introducing the mechanical energy, and has sensor for each actuating panel for detecting the switching command. Electronic system generates and emits a wireless signal. Mechanism deflects the forces introduced by the actuating panel onto the transducer element.

24. Ethical Issues • The wireless signal could cause interference with other electronics (i.e., Cellular phones, pacemakers, etc.) in the area, causing problems to the users of these devices • The temperature reading must be measured to ≤1% to accurately read HVAC conditions which otherwise could lead to pipe damage and/or explosion