Kerry Pianoforte09.08.11
The FLEXIBILITY consortium, consisting of Enfucell, Siemens, VTT, Varta Microbattery and seven other leading European technology companies and universities, has been granted a €4.9 million euro project funding by the EU commission, of which Enfucell's share is €258,000. The project is coordinated by the Dresden University of Technology and has a life span of four years.
FLEXIBILITY, which stands for Flexible Multifunctional Bendable Integrated Light-Weight Ultra-Thin Systems, aims at significantly advancing the competitiveness of Europe in the area of multifunctional, ultra-lightweight, ultra-thin and bendable organic large area electronics (OLAE) systems.
The developed OLAE components include disposable and rechargeable batteries, solar cells, DC charging electronics, loudspeakers, audio amplifiers, analogue signal generators, motion and temperature sensors, RF receiver circuits, as well as a touch screen. By combining these components, a variety of novel multifunctional OLAE systems is possible.
Based on a fully printed sound module, the following complex demonstrators are developed:
• Textile integrated audio module including broadcast radio and solar supply.
• Active receiver tag for wireless streaming of acoustic data and advertising,
• Security tag system with acoustic alarm, motion and/or temperature sensors.
Flexibility combines the complementary competences of three large companies, four SMEs, one research institute and three universities. Participating countries are Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Greece and Switzerland.
FLEXIBILITY, which stands for Flexible Multifunctional Bendable Integrated Light-Weight Ultra-Thin Systems, aims at significantly advancing the competitiveness of Europe in the area of multifunctional, ultra-lightweight, ultra-thin and bendable organic large area electronics (OLAE) systems.
The developed OLAE components include disposable and rechargeable batteries, solar cells, DC charging electronics, loudspeakers, audio amplifiers, analogue signal generators, motion and temperature sensors, RF receiver circuits, as well as a touch screen. By combining these components, a variety of novel multifunctional OLAE systems is possible.
Based on a fully printed sound module, the following complex demonstrators are developed:
• Textile integrated audio module including broadcast radio and solar supply.
• Active receiver tag for wireless streaming of acoustic data and advertising,
• Security tag system with acoustic alarm, motion and/or temperature sensors.
Flexibility combines the complementary competences of three large companies, four SMEs, one research institute and three universities. Participating countries are Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Greece and Switzerland.