7. CFDRC’s Bio-Battery
Uses enzymes to convert sugar
directly into electrical energy
Optimization of nanocomposite electrode,
fuel source, and prototype design give
state of the art performance
8. How it Works
Enzymes extracted
from microorganisms
Enzymes immobilized in Carbon
Nanotube based electrode
Multi-copper oxidase
(Bilirubin Oxidase)
Electro-catalytic Bio-nanocomposite
Non-covalent/covalent
tether (linker) molecule
Bilirubin
Multi-walled
Carbon nanotube
Nanocomposite electrodes integrated
with fuel cell hardware
9. Advantages
High Energy Density
(size/weight)
Readily-Available Fuel
(instant recharge)
Renewable Biocatalysts
10. Advantages:
High Energy Density w/Instant Refueling (Mobility)
~130 Wh/kg
~Tethered to
wall for ~2hrs
~250 Wh/kg
~2500 Wh/kg
~2 min to Refuel
12. Can of coke has the same energy as ~72 AA batteries
13.
14. 72 Hour Mission
AN/PVS 14 (Night Vision) Head Set
(2) AA (2) AA
.106 lbs/.04 watts* .106 lbs/.019 watts*
PEQ-2A
(2) AA
.106 lbs/.011 Watts*
HTWS (Night)
(12) AA Lithium
.384 lbs/.68 watts*
Mag Lite
(2) AA
.106 lbs/.019 watts*
DAGR
(24) AA & (1) ½ AA
1.3 lbs/.729 watts*
44 AA Batteries total for
24hrs
*Average Watts per 72 hours
14
15.
16. Current Recharging Solutions
Traditional Solutions
(Generators, HUMVEEs)
Not Portable
Require Diesel Fuel
Renewable Solutions
(Flexible Solar Panels)
Limited Availability (<20%)
17.
18.
19. Insect Cyborg Demonstration
Miniaturized Biological Fuel Cell
Implantation into Beetle
16
Initial
14
After 2 weeks
12
Power (uW)
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Voltage (V)
Continuous power generation
for >2 weeks after implant
20. Insect Video
Video courtesy of UC-Berkeley (Prof. Maharbiz)
21. Applications
Portable
Charging
• Cell phones
• Soldier Power
Disaster Medical
Relief Bio Implants
• Generators Battery • Pace makers
• Remote Power • Insulin pumps
Replacing
Batteries
• Toys
• Greeting Cards
Notas do Editor
Who does not have one of these?I’ve heard that there are now more cell phones on the planet than there are people!Do you know what these run on?
You probably think they run on batteries.Actually they really run on chargers and wall outlets.
Have you ever experienced “range anxiety”?Lose the “Leash”
The amount energy contained in the sugar content of a can of soda is equivalent to about 60-80 AA alkaline batteries
It runs on the same thing this little fellow runs on – sugar water!Safe, friendly, inert.
The amount energy contained in the sugar content of a can of soda is equivalent to about 60-80 AA alkaline batteries
The amount energy contained in the sugar content of a can of soda is equivalent to about 60-80 AA alkaline batteries
So think about being disconnected from the grid for an extended amount of time.Say 14 days off the grid, would require some 63 AAA batteries (almost a kg) or just a few grams of sugar water.
The CFDRC BioBattery charger is an off grid solution.What does it run on?
We have already covered the portable chargingSimilarly for disater relief everyone remembers April 27, 2011 and last year’s tornados and trying to get powerToys/greeting cards – trying to overcome dangers to kids. ABC News National story on Aug 30, 2012 Overall, the two studies suggest that the 6.7-fold increase in the percentage of button battery ingestions between 1985 and 2009 (>50,000 cases). Overall, there have been 14 deaths involving button batteries getting lodged in the airway or esophagus (7 of those in last 2yrs).Insect Cyborg we showed is a really a segway into implantable med devices. Sugar in body, infinite supply, last forever