We submitted two manuscripts for the XXXIII Conference on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems (DCIS) and both have been selected to be presented on November 14th-16th at Lyon. The two manuscripts are the fruit of our work in the frame of the MINAUTO project (you will find info about this project as soon as I finish the portfolio section).

You'll see that great part of our efforts are focused on biomedical and energy harvesting applications where the use of green/eco-friendly energy solutions is one of our flagships that we are proud to have. Take care of our planet!

Front-end circuit for biosampling applications

In our first manuscript, lead by Yaiza Montes-Cebrián, we show the implementation of a circuit for biosampling applications. In this work, which title is “A Fuel Cell-based Adaptable Self-Powered Event Detection Platform Enhanced for Biosampling Applications”, we present a circuit for self-powered devices where a fuel cell is used for both power the circuit and perform a biological measurement related to the fuel used.

Storing energy while harvesting it

The second manuscript, in this case, lead by me, we present an ideal architecture for energy harvesting solutions. Its title is “Energy-Aware Adaptative Supercapacitor Storage System for Multi-Harvesting Solutions”. From this ideal architecture (the goal of the MINAUTO project), we show the implementation of one of the modules that consist of a switched Super-Capacitor-based Energy Storage System (SCESS). This SCESS is designed in such a way that it maximizes the autonomy of the system and its energy storage capacity while decreasing the time needed for its operation (start-up time). All this module is self-powered being a potential candidate for energy harvesting solutions such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Thrillions Sensors (TSensors) or Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs).

When we present

You can find the program of the conference here. You’ll find me on the opening day (Wednesday 14th, November) at 17:15 in Room 1 during the technical session S3A “Energy: conversion, management and storage”. My colleague Yaiza Montes’ll present on Thursday 15th, November. You’ll find her at 14:30 during technical session S5A “Cyberphysical autonomous systems” in Room 1.

I expect to see you there!