Prof. Dr. Marcel Meli

Prof. Dr. Marcel Meli
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Low-power Wireless Embedded Systems
Technikumstrasse 20/22
8400 Winterthur
Persönliches Profil
Leitungsfunktion
Schwerpunktleitung Wireless Systems Group
Tätigkeit an der ZHAW
Schwerpunktleiter Wireless Systems / IEM-InES
Dozent Computertechnik, Internet der Dinge
www.zhaw.ch/en/engineering/institutes-centres/ines/low-power-wireless-embedded-systems/
Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse
Low Power Embedded Systems
Asynchronous microcontrollers
Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN)
RFID and RFID Sensor Networks
Energy Harvesting
Applications of Printed Electronics
Wearables
Application of Spintronics
Aus- und Fortbildung
1983: Diplôme d’ingénieur, option électronique, Yaoundé, Cameroun
1985-1989: Postgraduate studies electronics, Universtity of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Main themes: electronics, measurement, microcontroller, signal processing
Postgraduate Diploma and PhD (Electronics)
Beruflicher Werdegang
1989: Development engineer; Studer-Revox, Regensdorf, CH; Embedded systems
1992: Development engineer; Faselec/Philips Semiconductors, Zürich, CH; Test and Design for Test for Integrated Circuits (microcontrollers, communication)
1999: Lecturer at ZHAW
Patents and patent applications
US6657451, WO0140816
Method and integrated circuit arranged for feeding a test forcing pattern on a single shared pin of the circuit
Inventor(s): MELI LOUIS MARCEL [CH]
Applicant(s): KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]
US6728900, WO0120455, EP1129408
Microcomputer with test instruction memory
Inventor(s): MELI LOUIS MARCEL [CH]
Applicant(s): KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]
US7155597
Data processing device with aliased data pointer register
Inventor(s): MELI LOUIS M [CH]
Applicant(s): NXP BV [NL]
EP2363845
Wireless, self-contained remote control
Inventor(s): KOLLER PHILIPPE [CH]; MELI MARCEL [CH]; GYSEL MARTIN [CH]; WUERMS MARTIN [CH]
Applicant(s): EM MICROELECTRONIC MARIN SA [CH]
US2013249349, WO2012058777, JP5714713, KR101463706, CN103201867,
PIEZOELECTRIC SIGNAL GENERATOR
Inventor(s): MATTER DIETER [CH]; MELI LOUIS MARCEL [CH]; SIVASUBRAMANIAM VENKATESH [CH]; GARTMANN THOMAS [CH]; HUTZLER MARKUS [CH]; KIZHAKENATH ABHILASH [CH]
Applicant(s): ALGRA HOLDING AG [CH]
EP 3018826 A1
Mensch-maschine-schnittstelle und verfahren zum ändern einer visuellen markierung einer schaltfläche einer mensch-maschine-schnittstelle
Inventor(s): Dieter Matter, Sven Mumenthaler, Marcel Meli
Applicant(s): Algra Holding AG, CH
Mitglied in Netzwerken
- Wireless Congress, Munich: Systems & Applications
Member of Program Committee - Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg
Member of Program Committee
Projekte
- SUM - Low Power Monitoring / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt laufend
- Low Power Actuator / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt laufend
- Augmented Reality Brille / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Low-power Sensor / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Low-cost device for efficient cook stoves monitoring / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Smart Water Pipes / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- AMANDA – AutonoMous self powered miniAturized iNtelligent sensor for environmental sensing anD asset tracking in smArt IoT environments / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Improved LPWAN / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Harvesting energy from cyclist heat to power a wireless embedded system on a bike / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- EH demonstrator for Matrix Industries / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- StereO2 – Low-power optical oxygen sensor / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Car sharing system / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Battery-less energy source for standard Wireless Embedded Systems / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Vernetztes Papier: Drahtlos vernetzte, elektronische Beschilderung basierend auf E-Paper / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Energieautarkes Messsystem zur Leckortung in erdverlegten Trinkwasserleitungen / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Mobile phone-based object finder using energy scavenging to power misplaced objects / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- User-friendly health logger with wireless links and increased energy autonomy / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Feasibility study: Investigation of the use of the Dynapic Piezo as energy harvesting source for embedded wireless systems / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Self-powered wireless remote controller for consumer electronic (PULPP2) / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Feasibility study: Electronic on line door lock cylinder integrating a wireless link / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Feasibility Study: Investigation of a new, innovative and universal power management concept for energy harvesters to be integrated in circuits used in wireless building automation (PULPP1). / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
Publikationen
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Böbel, Manuel; Frei, Fabian; Blumensaat, Frank; Ebi, Christian; Meli, Marcel Louis; Rüst, Andreas,
2023.
Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications.
13(2), S. 31.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/jlpea13020031
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Meli, Marcel Louis; Favre, Sebastien; Maij, Benjamin; Stajic, Stefan; Boebel, Manuel; Poole, Philip John; Schellenberg, Martin; Kouzinopoulos, Charalampos S.,
2023.
Energy autonomous wireless sensing node working at 5 Lux from a 4 cm2 solar cell.
Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications.
13(1), S. 12.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/jlpea13010012
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Meli, Marcel; Maij, Benjamin,
2022.
Energy autonomous LPWAN node for walls and bridges : 4 seasons results [Paper].
In:
Wireless Congress 2022.
Wireless Congress 2022 : Systems & Applications, Munich, Germany, 16-17 November 2022.
WEKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26937
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Meli, Marcel; Kunz, Stefan,
2022.
Using new memory technologies to reduce the energy requirements of LPWAN nodes [Paper].
In:
Sikora, Axel, Hrsg.,
Proceedings of Embedded World Conference 2022.
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 21-23 June 2022.
WEKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26921
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Meli, Marcel; Stajic, Stefan; Wick, Stefan,
2020.
Powering Sigfox nodes with harvested energy [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference 2020, Nürnberg, 25.-27. Februar 2020.
WEKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20066
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Meli, Marcel; Brütsch, Manuel; Stajic, Stefan; Böbel, Manuel; Lorenz, David; Hegetschweiler, Lukas; Karanassos, Dimitris; Kouzinopoulos, Charalampos,
2020.
Low light energy autonomous LoRaWAN node [Paper].
In:
Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Smart and Wireless Systems.
2020 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Smart and Wireless Systems within the Conferences on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems (IDAACS-SWS), Dortmund (online), 17-18 September 2020.
IEEE.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/IDAACS-SWS50031.2020.9297089
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Meli, Marcel; Furter, Claudio; Karakostas, Konstantinos; Kouzinopoulos, Charalampos; Tzovaras, Dimitrios,
2020.
Low power LoRaWAN node based on FRAM microcontroller [Paper].
In:
Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Smart and Wireless Systems.
2020 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Smart and Wireless Systems within the Conferences on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems (IDAACS-SWS), Dortmund (online), 17-18 September 2020.
IEEE.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/IDAACS-SWS50031.2020.9297075
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Kouzinopoulos, Charalampos S.; Vujicic, Oskar; Tzovaras, Dimitrios; Bembnowicz, Pawel; Meli, Marcel; Bellanger, Mathieu; Kauer, Matthias; De Vos, Julien; Pasero, Denis; Schellenberg, Martin,
2019.
AMANDA : an autonomous self-powered miniaturized smart sensing embedded system [Paper].
In:
2019 IEEE 9th International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE-Berlin).
9th International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), Berlin, Germany, 8-11 September 2019.
IEEE.
S. 324-329.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE-Berlin47944.2019.8966223
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Meli, Marcel; Hegetschweiler, Lukas,
2018.
Harvesting energy from trees in order to power LPWAN IoT nodes [Paper].
In:
Wireless congress proceedings.
Wireless Congress 2018, Munich, 21-22 March 2018.
Munich:
WEKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18842
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Meli, Marcel; Brülisauer, Cornel; Bachmann, Philipp Mario,
2017.
Evaluating the performance of smartphones scanning for low energy beacons [Paper].
In:
Proceedings of the Wireless Congress 2017 : Systems & Applications.
Wireless Congress 2017, Munich, Germany, 15-16 November 2017.
WEKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20064
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Meli, Marcel; Kräuchi, Raphael,
2017.
Limitations of current LP-WAN systems [Paper].
In:
Proceedings of the Wireless Congress 2017 : Systems & Applications.
Wireless Congress 2017, Munich, Germany, 15-16 November 2017.
WEKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20065
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Meli, Marcel; Dillersberger, Harald,
2014.
Efficiently harvesting energy from temperature differences in order to power wireless systems [Paper].
In:
Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications, Munich, Germany, 12-13 November 2014.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-7145
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Brütsch, Manuel; Brülisauer, Cornel; Widmer, Lukas; Kräuchi, Raphael; Truninger, Dominique; Meli, Marcel,
2018.
Comparing the energy requirements of bluetooth smart devices (November 2018) [Paper].
In:
Wireless Congress Proceedings.
Wireless Power Congress 2018, Munich, Germany, 21-22 March 2018.
WEKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3163
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Meli, Marcel,
2018.
Energy harvesting : after the hype comes later success.
elektroniknet.
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Meli, Marcel,
2018.
Energy harvesting : nach dem Hype kommt später Erfolg.
Elektronik.
2018(16).
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Alarcòn, Eduard; Carrara, sandro; La Rosa, Roberto; Manalo, Sherryl; Meli, Marcel; Paun, Maria-Alexandra; Urard, Pascal; Zysset, Christoph,
2018.
Low power wireless embedded systems
.
In:
Coustans, Mathieu; Dehollain, Catherine, Hrsg.,
Power Management for Internet of Everything.
Aalborg:
River Publishers.
S. 233-264.
Tutorials in Circuits and Systems.
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Meli, Marcel; Hegetschweiler, Lukas,
2016.
Affordable energy autonomous wireless sensor for day and night [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 23-25 February 2016.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2001
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Gugg, Mathias; Brütsch, Manuel; Brülisauer, Cornel; Meli, Marcel,
2016.
Comparing the energy requirements of current bluetooth smart solutions (February 2016) [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 23-25 February 2016.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1999
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Meli, Marcel; Rion, Olivier; Widmer, Lukas,
2016.
Easy and safe pairing for bluetooth smart [Paper].
In:
13. Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications, Munich, 9-10 November 2016.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1996
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Meli, Marcel; Bachmann, Philipp Mario,
2016.
Powering long range wireless nodes with harvested energy [Paper].
In:
13. Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications, Munich, 9-10 November 2016.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2000
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Meli, Marcel; Roth, Niklas,
2015.
Unmögliches möglich machen : LEDs als günstige Energiesammler für autarke Kleinstenergieverbraucher.
Polyscope.
2015(20).
Verfügbar unter: https://www.polyscope.ch/archiv/2015/20/unmoegliches-moeglich-machen/
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Meli, Marcel,
2015.
In:
Bluetooth Europe 2015, London, 15-16 September 2015.
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Meli, Marcel; Roth, Niklas; Gutzwiller, Pius,
2015.
LEDs as cost-effective energy harvesters for IoT sensor nodes [Paper].
In:
IDTechEx Conference, Energy Harvesting & Storage 2015, Berlin, Germany, April 2015.
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Meli, Marcel; Rion, Olivier,
2015.
Streaming speech and music using bluetooth low energy [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 February 2015.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1997
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Meli, Marcel; Roth, Niklas; Gutzwiller, Pius,
2015.
Wireless sensing using LEDs as very low-cost energy harvesters [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 February 2015.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1998
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Hegetschweiler, Lukas; Meli, Marcel,
2014.
Polyscope.
2014(22).
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Meli, Marcel; Gutzwiller, Pius,
2014.
Polyscope.
2014(11).
Verfügbar unter: https://www.polyscope.ch/archiv/2014/11/proprietaer-oder-doch-lieber-standard/
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Bernegger, Jachen; Meli, Marcel,
2014.
Comparing the energy requirements of current Bluetooth Smart solutions [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 25-27 February 2014.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2010
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Dündar, Dario; Hegetschweiler, Lukas; Meli, Marcel,
2014.
Traffic analyzer front-end for complex IEEE 802.15.4 applications [Paper].
In:
European ZigBee Developers Conference 2014, Munich, Germany, 12-13 November 2014.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2009
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Meli, Marcel,
2013.
Accelerometer-based wireless remote control powered with harvested energy [Paper].
In:
Design & Elektronik Entwicklerforum, Munich, Germany, 9 October 2013.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2011
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Meli, Marcel; Truninger, Dominique; Rüst, Andreas; Häring, Benjamin,
2013.
Bluetooth low energy everywhere : using the audio interface to bring Ble features to any smart phone [Paper].
In:
Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications, Munich, Germany, 6-7 November 2013.
München:
WEKA.
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Meli, Marcel; Wuerth, Michael,
2012.
Advertising position with battery-less Bluetooth low energy [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 28 February - 1 March 2012.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2019
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Meli, Marcel; Da Silva, Marcel,
2011.
Battery-less sensor nodes for 802.15.4/ZigBee wireless networks [Paper].
In:
Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications, Munich, Germany, 9-10 November 2011.
WEKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2018
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Meli, Marcel; Beerli, Urs,
2011.
Indoor battery-less temperature and humidity sensor for Bluetooth Low Energy [Paper].
In:
Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications, Munich, Germany, 9-10 November 2011.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2020
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Condrau, D.; Zimmerman, L.; Gysel, M.; Wuerms, M.; Meli, Marcel,
2009.
A touch and pair system for battery-free 802.15.4/ZigBee home automation networks [Paper].
In:
3rd European ZigBee Developer's Conference, Munich, Germany, 30 June - 1 July 2009.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2016
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Keller, Sven; Schweizer, Michael; Meli, Marcel,
2009.
Intelligent and passive RFID tag for identification and sensing [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 3-5 March 2009.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2015
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Meli, Marcel,
2009.
Bulletin: Fachzeitschrift und Verbandsinformationen von Electrosuisse und VSE.
100(11), S. 37-42.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2012
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Meli, Marcel; Bluem, Alex,
2008.
A battery-less switch for use in 802.15.4 / ZigBee applications [Paper].
In:
2nd European ZigBee Developers' Conference, Munich, 24-25 June 2008.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2014
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Benoît, David; Almer, Daniel; Würms, Martin; Meli, Marcel; Käser, Hans,
2008.
Asynchronous wake-up scheme for wireless light curtains [Paper].
In:
5. Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications, Munich, 12-13 November 2008.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2021
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Meli, Marcel; Blättler, Samuel; Gysel, Martin; Kunz, Valentin,
2008.
Bidirectional 868/915 MHz wireless module powered with energy harverster [Paper].
In:
10th Wireless Technologies Congress, Bochum, 23-24 September 2008.
Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft AKA.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2013
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Gysel, Martin; Meli, Marcel,
2008.
Connecting IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee devices in difficult physical Environments [Paper].
In:
2nd European ZigBee Developers' Conference, Munich, 24-25 June 2008.
WEKA Fachmedien.
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Meli, Marcel; Gysel, Martin; Würms, Martin,
2007.
Low cost solutions to pairing issues in IEEE 802.15.4 networks [Paper].
In:
1st European ZigBee Developers' Conference, Munich, 18-20 June 2007.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2022
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Künzli, Martin V.; Meli, Marcel,
2007.
Vom Gatter zu VHDL : eine Einführung in die Digitaltechnik.
3. Auflage.
Zürich:
vdf Hochschulverlag.
ISBN 978-3-7281-3125-6.
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Meli, Marcel; Gysel, Martin; Sommerhalder, Marc,
2006.
Using IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee in audio applications [Paper].
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 14-16 February 2006.
WEKA Fachmedien.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2023
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Meli, Marcel; Favre, Sebastien,
2022.
Harvesting energy in low light environments to power embedded systems.
In:
Wireless Congress 2022 : Systems & Applications, Munich, Germany, 16-17 November 2022.
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Meli, Marcel; Maij, Benjamin,
2021.
Battery-free LPWAN nodes for bridges and walls.
In:
Embedded World Conference 2021, online, 1.-5. März 2021.
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Meli, Marcel,
2020.
Achieving energy autonomy for LPWAN nodes.
In:
Proceedings of the Wireless Congress 2020 : Systems & Applications.
Wireless Congress 2020 : Systems & Applications, virtual, 10-12 November 2020.
München:
WEKA.
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Meli, Marcel; Maij, Benjamin,
2020.
Autonomous wireless sensors for walls and bridges.
In:
Proceedings of the Wireless Congress 2020 : Systems & Applications.
Wireless Congress 2020 : Systems & Applications, virtual, 10-12 November 2020.
München:
WEKA.
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Meli, Marcel,
2020.
In:
Proceedings of the Wireless Congress 2020 : Systems & Applications.
Wireless Congress 2020 : Systems & Applications, virtual, 10-12 November 2020.
München:
WEKA.
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Rion, Olivier; Meli, Marcel,
2014.
BLE compatible low power window sensor for energy management.
In:
swissT.meeting: Embedded Computing Conference, Winterthur, 1. Juli 2014.
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Meli, Marcel; Rion, Olivier,
2013.
Low power window detector for ZigBee home automation applications.
In:
7th European ZigBee Developers' Conference, Munich, Germany, 6-7 November 2013.
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Rion, Olivier; Meli, Marcel; Hutzler, Markus,
2013.
Emulating complex HF-RFID protocols for identity and sensing.
In:
swissT.meeting: Embedded Computing Conference, Winterthur, 27. August 2013.
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Bernegger, Jachen; Meli, Marcel,
2013.
Energieverbrauch von verschiedene Bluetooth Smart Varianten.
In:
swissT.meeting: Embedded Computing Conference, Winterthur, 27. August 2013.
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Meli, Marcel; Kizhakenath, Abhilash; Beerli, Urs,
2013.
Using Bluetooth Smart with energy harvesting.
In:
Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 26-28 February 2013.
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Meli, Marcel; Da Silva, Marcel,
2012.
Using FRAM in battery - less 802.15.4/zigBee applications.
In:
6th European ZigBee Developer's Conference, Munich, Germany, 27-28 June 2012.
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Doran, Hans; Meli, Marcel,
2009.
Verbesserung autonomer Roboternavigation mit RFID basierten Pheromonen.
In:
11th Wireless Technologies Congress, Stuttgart, Deutschland, 29.-30. September 2009.
Patente und Patentanmeldungen
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Meli, Marcel; Dündar, Dario; Koller, Stefan,
2020.
Patentnummer DE102019125080 A1
(2020-03-19)
.
Verfügbar unter: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DDE102019125080A1
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Matter, Dieter; Mumenthaler, Sven; Meli, Marcel,
2016.
Patentnummer EP3018826 A1
(2016-11-05)
.
Verfügbar unter: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP3018826A1
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Matter, Dieter; Meli, Marcel; Sivasubramaniam, Venkatesh; Cartmann, Thomas; Hutzler, Markus; Kizhakenath, Abhilash,
2013.
Piezoelectric signal generator.
Patentnummer EP2636083 A1
(2013-09-11)
.
Verfügbar unter: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP2636083A1
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Koller, Philippe; Meli, Marcel; Gysel, Martin; Wuerms, Martin,
2011.
Wireless, self-contained remote control.
Patentnummer EP2363845 A1
(2011-09-07)
.
Verfügbar unter: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP2363845A1