Christina Förster

Fraunhofer IIS – Der steigende Bedarf an drahtlosen fernauslesbaren Sensoren wie etwa für Smart Metering Anwendungen erfordert eine ressourceneffiziente Realisierung dieser Sensoren. Im Project Green ICT @ FMD beschäftigen sich Wissenschaftler des Fraunhofer IIS mit energieautarken Sensoren. Ein wesentliches Element dabei ist die Funkkommunikation. Mit Messungen im Labor können die Wissenschaftler des Fraunhofer IIS den Energiebedarf verschiedener Funktechnologien in unterschiedlichen Anwendungsszenarien ermitteln und miteinander vergleichen, um die für die Anwendung energieeffizienteste Lösung zu finden. Die von Fraunhofer IIS entwickelte Funkkommunikation mioty® zeichnet sich dabei durch hohe Energieeffizienz und Störfestigkeit aus.

Fraunhofer IAF – Many low-voltage power electronic applications are transitioning to gallium nitride-based devices, which can increase the system's energy efficiency and power density. Within the Green ICT @ FMD project, scientists at Fraunhofer IAF investigate how gallium nitride can be used for more sustainable and resource-efficient ICT power supply systems.

Fraunhofer FHR – The FHR has developed a new back-end structure for its radar sensors, which can be switched off, extended, and reconfigured at runtime by their master/slave configuration. In addition, signal processing by interpolation has been adapted so that it can be performed directly "on the edge" on the µController.

Fraunhofer EMFT – Around 80 % of the CO2 footprint of average electronic components is already caused during production. A research team at the Fraunhofer EMFT is working on optimizing processes in semiconductor production in order to minimize the use of climate-damaging process gases. In the process, the scientists are also testing more climate-friendly alternatives to etching gases that have been used as standard to date.