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Chip-Scale Monolithic Led-Photovoltaic Voltage Boost Conversion (Case No. 2025-033)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a non-switching optoelectronic voltage conversion platform capable of voltage boost conversion at low input voltages on a miniature scale. Background: Voltage conversion is crucial for powering industrial systems, home appliances, electric vehicles, and...
Published: 12/4/2024   |   Inventor(s): Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman, Parthiban Santhanam
Keywords(s): Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, Audio Power Amplifier, Autonomous Energy, clean energy, clean energy consumption, Compressed Air Energy Storage, Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, conversion efficiency photoelectric, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water, Energy Balance (Biology), energy conversion, energy conversion applications, Energy Density, Energy Density Boiling Point, Energy Density Silicide, Energy Density Strong Interaction, Energy Efficiency, energy efficient IoT, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvesting Evaporation, energy management, Energy Management System, Energy positive, energy recycle, Energy Recycling, Energy Security , high-powered laser systems, Integrated Circuit, Integrated Circuit Standing Wave, Integrated Circuit Via (Electronics), interaction-powered, low-power device, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit, nanophotonic, nanophotonic structures, nanophotonics, Network Analysis (Electrical Circuits), Neuromorphic circuits, OLED, Optoelectronics, Optoelectronics Waveguide (Electromagnetism), Organic Semiconductor, people-as-power, photonic, Photonic Integrated Circuit, photonic materials, Photonic structures, Photonics, power amplifier, Power Amplifier Circuit, power conversion efficiency, Power distribution & grids, Power Electronics, Power Transmission, Printed Circuit Board, self-powered wireless sensor solutions, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, Short Circuit, soft electrical circuits, thermal circuit, Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit, wearable electronics, zero-carbon emission power, zzsemiconducting materials
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Circuits, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Optics & Photonics
Wireless and Batteryless Localization and Physiological Motion Detection System (Case No. 2023-046)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department have developed a battery-free localization system equipped with wireless energy harvesting feature, allowing precise localization in gastrointestinal disease detection and treatment. Background: The evolution of wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) has emerged as a convenient...
Published: 8/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Aydin Babakhani, Arkaprova Ray, Iman Habibagahi
Keywords(s): battery-less, biomedical sensors, capsule endoscope, Energy Harvesting, gastrointestinal (GI) tract diseases, implantable sensors, localization, localization accuracy, motion detection, point-of-care, wireless capsule endoscopy, wireless energy harvesting
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Sensors, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
Discovering Giant Magnetoelastic Effect in a Soft Body for Electricity Generation (Case No. 2021-231)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed an innovative wearable generator that efficiently harnesses energy from biomechanical motion and conforms to human skin. Background: Due to increasing prominence of wearable technology, there is a simultaneous rise in the demand for portable energy systems. Typically,...
Published: 5/30/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jun Chen
Keywords(s): Biocompatibility, Biomechanics, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Flexible Electronics
Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation
High Voltage Energy Harvesting and Sensing With 3D Spiral Design
Reference #: 01488 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for High Voltage energy harvesting and sensing with 3D Spiral Design Background: Due to the limited availability and high depletion rates of nonrenewable energy sources as well as environmental concerns, the scientific community is urged to explore and harness...
Published: 9/3/2022   |   Inventor(s): Mohammad Sadegh Saadatzi, Sourav Banerjee
Keywords(s): Band of frequency filtered, Band of frequency pass or sensed or harvested, Braodband Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvesting, Energy Scavenging, Pass band frequencies, Smart Sonic Crystal Piezoelectic Material, Soft Harvesters, Sonic Crystal Metamaterial, Stop band frequencies
Category(s): Energy
Self-Starting Thermoelectric Energy Harvester
An integrated circuit that can cold start a DC-DC boost converter on a very small input voltage Background Energy harvested from body heat using thermoelectric generators (TEG) can be used to power wearable electronics, such as wireless sensors. However, owing to the small temperature gradient between the skin surface and ambient air (∼1-2...
Published: 6/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Soumya Bose, Matthew Johnston, Tejasvi Anand
Keywords(s): Energy harvesting, thermoelectric, wearable electronics
Category(s): Engineering, Database, Medical Devices, Nanoscience & Microtechnologies, Physical Science