ITP Sustainable PCOMP PageThe goal is to have a conveniantly designed page were students can quickly and effectively get information and resources for achieving sustainble parctices within ITP projects. All the information on this page will directly relate to ITP projects and realistic practices to take while working as a student on the floor. This means methods that are affordable and realistic to implement. Hopefully this site will integrate a lot of what all of us learned throughout this class and act as a catalyst of bringing sustainability issues into the forefront within the ITP curriculum. These are the different categories of the page and related information - Building Low power Systems General Characteristics - The prime characteristic of a system that can operate on the order of 1 ľA of average current is low duty cycle. Such systems are asleep for more than 99% of their life with brief intervals of activity when they wake up, poll their sensors, process and communicate sensor measurements, and then return to a sleep state. When designing for such low-duty-cycle, ultralow-power systems, designers have two main areas with decidedly different characteristics in which to conserve power: digital communication and processing and sensor-amplifier and interface circuitry. Solid state memory such as flash memory is much more efficient than traditional hardrives. Energy harvesting strategies - Piezoelectricity, hydraulic systems and electromagnetic rotary generators
Ultra Low Power Schematics - Energy Efficient Parts -
Power Source Parts -
Energy Harvesting Parts - Organizations, Innovators & Initiatives -
Part Recycling
Waste Reduction |