Spica Technologies

Project abstract
SPICA Technologies is an Internet-of-Things startup, focused on helping businesses maximise the connected devices opportunity. We are building a solution that attaches devices to hot and cold pipes to measure temperature, the performance of the water system and specifically looking at minimising the risks associated with Legionella.

The device uses an IOT WAN technology, SIGFOX, to support connectivity into our devicepoint™ platform. Power is a primary consideration when implementing new IOT devices and this is especially true in the case of SIGFOX. We want to explore other technical options within this concept, especially the use of energy harvesting as an alternative power source for our devices. The concept will explore:

 ·           Feasibility of energy harvesting from hot water pipes based on existing hardware (TE-Power Node or alternative, see below)

 ·           Impact of energy harvesting on design and implementation of IOT devices

 ·           How we build a capability/discipline to add energy harvesting into our products

 ·           Design thinking for new energy harvesting techniques

Collaborators needed
Electronic Engineering 3D Designer