A fully self-powered hybrid system based on CMOS ICs and large-area electronics for large-scale strain monitoring

Yingzhe Hu; Liechao Huang; Josue Sanz Robinson; Warren Rieutort-Louis; Sigurd Wagner; James Christopher Sturm; Naveen Verma

A fully self-powered hybrid system based on CMOS ICs and large-area electronics for large-scale strain monitoring

Yingzhe Hu, Liechao Huang, Josue Sanz Robinson, Warren Rieutort-Louis, Sigurd Wagner, James Christopher Sturm, Naveen Verma

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Abstract

Large-area electronics (LAE) enables diverse transducers on large, flexible substrates (∼10m²), making possible expansive sensor arrays and energy harvesting devices. We present a second-generation system for high-resolution structural-health monitoring of bridges achieved by combining LAE with CMOS ICs in a scalable architecture. It aims to enable strain sensing scalable down to cm-resolution over the large-area sheets. Compared to previous work [1], the system presents several advances, including self-powered operation with embedded energy harvesting, generalized readout and control interfaces for sensor arrays based on thin-film transistors (TFTs), and full integration of instrumentation and communication circuits for multi-sensor acquisition, digitization, and self calibration. The instrumentation subsystem achieves multi-channel strain sensing with sensitivity of 23μStrain_RMS, at an energy/measurement of 148nJ and 286nJ for readout and sensor-access control, respectively. The power-management subsystem achieves 30% efficiency for power inversion and inductive power delivery using a thin-film harvesting circuit with a solar module, and 80.5% overall efficiency for generating three voltage supplies via CMOS DC-DC converters.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2013 Symposium on VLSI Circuits, VLSIC 2013 - Digest of Technical Papers
State	Published - Sep 17 2013
Event	2013 Symposium on VLSI Circuits, VLSIC 2013 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: Jun 12 2013 → Jun 14 2013

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Other	2013 Symposium on VLSI Circuits, VLSIC 2013
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	6/12/13 → 6/14/13

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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