EnerOcean

Specific objectives:

• Effective de-icing with “high frequency vibrations”.
• Synergistic combination of de-icing (active) and anti-icing (passive) mechanisms.
• Understanding the atomic-scale effects of acoustic waves at the interface between solid surfaces and minus-zero liquid droplets and/or ice particles.
• Demonstration of the applicability of acoustic wave de-icing over larger areas and comparison of its performance with thermal ice prevention and conventional ultrasounds de-icing systems.
• Development of a feedback system and algorithms for autonomous and optimized de-icing operation based on surface integrated microengineered SAW sensors for ice detection and automatic control of (s)AWs excitation.
• Validation and benchmarking of the technology with a proof of concept device (PCD).