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Summer Project Theme

dougw
dougw over 2 years ago

If element14 runs a summer theme again this year, what would you like to see?

We have had a summer of FPGA and a summer of sensors, both were great successes.

Here are some possibilities:

  • Summer of Audio
  • Summer of Video
  • Summer of AI and ML
  • Summer of Microcontrollers
  • Summer of Robotics
  • Summer of IoT
  • Summer of Alternate Energy
  • Summer of Climate Instrumentation
  • Summer of Agriculture
  • Summer of EV

Which would you prefer or what else should be in the list?

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  • rscasny
    rscasny over 2 years ago in reply to BigG +5
    I’ve been thinking about ideas for a Summer of Green Technology. The following list includes topics that could be explored: Solar Power/Wind Power Energy Harvesting LED Lighting IoT that leads…
  • cstanton
    cstanton over 2 years ago in reply to BigG +4
    Summer of Green Tech' ?
  • dkibbey
    dkibbey over 2 years ago in reply to cstanton +3
    I think what Chris is mentioning is an idea that we are thinking seriously about as we have sponsors and a lot to talk about - low power, energy harvesting, etc. rscasny perhaps you can weigh in here on…
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    0 BigG over 2 years ago

    Summer = sunshine = solar/thermal/wind... often equates to mobility (scooting/skating around)... keeping/looking cool... so how about summer of Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMICs).

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    0 rscasny over 2 years ago in reply to BigG

    I’ve been thinking about ideas for a Summer of Green Technology. The following list includes topics that could be explored:

    • Solar Power/Wind Power
    • Energy Harvesting
    • LED Lighting
    • IoT that leads to energy savings (Smart Buildings, Smart Cities) – Ambient IOT
    • Vertical Farming
    • MEMS devices
    • Upcycling
    • Ultra low power electronic Devices

    Here are some specific ideas that I thought of:

    List of Content Ideas

    • Upcycling Design Challenge: Several years ago, we did a Design Challenge on Upcycling. (/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/#pifragment-1926=3 ) I thought it was well received. In that design challenge, the participants could upcycle anything. Perhaps for this design challenge, we could frame it as Upcyle Efficiency: upcycle a low efficiency thing and with a higher efficiency for power conversation.
    • Energy Harvesting Roadtests: https://www.newark.com/analog-devices/adp5091-2-evalz/evaluation-kit-energy-harvesting/dp/49AK8766?st=eval-adp5091 https://www.newark.com/mikroelektronika/mikroe-3814/peltier-click-board-rohs-compliant/dp/51AH9935  www.adaptivete.com/.../
    • Spotlight article: How MEMS Devices Are Energy Harvesters. Write an article based on this paragraph: “Micro-electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS) have shown significant promise in providing robust, low-cost transduction capabilities. MEMS sensors and actuators are ideally suited for small-scale energy harvesting and power generation applications where overall device dimensions are critical. Furthermore, MEMS technology can also be harnessed for large scale energy applications by augmenting these systems with sensing and actuation capabilities in order to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs.” (source: researchgate.net)
    • Ebook: How IOT Saves Energy or Sustainable IOT. www.watchnetiot.com/.../ https://www.techtarget.com/iotagenda/feature/How-to-use-IoT-for-energy-efficiency-and-sustainability  https://www.digiteum.com/internet-of-things-energy-management/#:~:text=What%20does%20IoT%20energy%20management,strategy%20based%20on%20usage%20patterns. https://www.softeq.com/blog/how-iot-transforms-energy-management-key-application-areas
    • Show Me Your Solar and Wind Projects – this could be a project14 or design challenge or video or unique competition. Any solar wind generation project would fit.
    • Ultralow power microcontrollers – renesas, nxp, stmicroelectronics, analog devices, infineon
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    0 robogary over 2 years ago in reply to rscasny

    All great topics. The Show me your Wind and solar could be both project14 and a design challenge events. Perhaps the design challenge could incorporate various specific vendor components , the project14 would be more novel and small scale projects beyond a solar cell or a generator shaft with blades. Energy storage may also be included. 

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  • dougw
    0 dougw over 2 years ago in reply to rscasny

    Another energy harvesting review was Epishine...

     Epishine LEH Solar Cell Evaluation Kit Review 

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    0 dougw over 2 years ago in reply to rscasny

    Another energy harvesting review was Epishine...

     Epishine LEH Solar Cell Evaluation Kit Review 

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