A Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting System for Powering Wireless Sensors in Nuclear Power Plants

Chen, Jie; Klein, Jackson; Wu, Yongjia; Xing, Shaoxu; Flammang, Robert; Heibel, Michael D.; Zuo, Lei

doi:10.1109/tns.2016.2606090

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“…70 Here, a novel reconfigurable thermoelectric array (RTA) energy harvesting system developed by Reference 71 using the CMOS process. In the same way, two prototypes have been developed for thermal energy harvesting utilizing a heat pipe for heat transfer from a source temperature near 250 C with output power 2.25 W and for highertemperature primary loops extended the second design that can provide 3.0 W power with a hot-side temperature of 340 C. 72 following conversion principals, such as electrostatic, EM and piezoelectric that make recognition of a sustainable and renewable EHs. 79 Experiments of piezoelectric boxes harvest road energy in pavement, 4 impact-based piezoelectric road EH for smart highways, 80 a vibration-based bi-stable EM, 81 a Penta-stable energy harvest (PEH) 82 and a test station with cantilever structure, 83 parametrically forced pendulum EH 84 are mechanical EHs that utilized the piezoelectric technology.…”

Section: Thermal Energy Harvesting In Wsnsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks: A taxonomic survey

2020

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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have aroused the conspectus attention of scholars due to their extensive deployment in the emerging fields of the Internet of Things (IoT's) and self-driven devices. But WSNs technologies having a major bottleneck has been associated with limited energy. Mostly research in WSNs has been focused on minimizing energy usage to extend the survival time of limited power source in a network. Energy harvesting can be addressing its energy-scarcity problem of WSNs, so it is giving popularity to Energy Harvesting in Wireless Sensor Networks (EH-WSNs). The paper presents a comprehensive taxonomic survey on recently energy harvesting techniques and algorithms that proposed by various authors and also examined the work done by the various researchers in the field of EH-WSNs. For the ready reference of the researchers, a concise summary and comparative analysis of various promising techniques for energy harvesting have also been included in the systematic survey. However, many equipment developed using the hybridization method in a singular package to get full advantages of available free energy, are explored in this review. The review on hybrid energy harvesting (HEH) systems can be considered as the originality of this article. However, the outdoor photovoltaics have been provided maximum power density about ≈100 mW/cm 3 , and the piezoelectric harvesters have been given maximum voltage about 325 V but the current in very minute amount. The thermoelectric, rectenna and hybrid energy harvesters (EHs) have been given high efficiency more than 80%. Additionally, hybrid EHs have location/timeindependent characteristics which harnessed power from more than one source that can be became more popular for upcoming leading technologies of self-driven or autonomous devices shifting from battery operated devices. Finally, the survey also identifies often challenges and various significant issues that still essential to be addressed to develop a cost effective, efficient, long-lasting, and almost maintenance-free energy harvesting systems for WSNs along with trail to their possible solutions for future perspectives.

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Section: Thermal Energy Harvesting In Wsnsmentioning

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Energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks: A taxonomic survey

2020

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“…The difference between these two is that the former receives energy from a source that has been set up with the purpose of transmitting power to the receiver. On the other hand, the latter harvest background energy that is a by-product of another process and not targeted for powering devices, such as heat from a coolant system and radio waves from wireless communication [24,25]. Table 2 summarizes the main characteristics of the different types of technologies.…”

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Limitations of wireless power transfer technologies for mobile robots

2019

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Advances in technology have seen mobile robots becoming a viable solution to many global challenges. A key limitation for tetherless operation, however, is the energy density of batteries. Whilst significant research is being undertaken into new battery technologies, wireless power transfer may be an alternative solution. The majority of the available technologies are not targeted toward the medium power requirements of mobile robots; they are either for low powers (a few Watts) or very large powers (kW). This paper reviews existing wireless power transfer technologies and their applications on mobile robots. The challenges of using these technologies on mobile robots include delivering the power required, system efficiency, human safety, transmission medium, and distance, all of which are analyzed for robots operating in a hazardous environment. The limitations of current wireless power technologies to meet the challenges for mobile robots are discussed and scenarios which current wireless power technologies can be used on mobile robots are presented.

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“…Thermoelectricity has great advantages [2], and an increasing amount of research into thermoelectricity in special environments has been conducted. Nuwayhid et al [3,4] developed a domestic woodstove thermoelectric generator for families in rural Lebanon.…”

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Study on field experiments of forest soil thermoelectric power generation devices

Huang

Kan

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

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As a new strategy to power forest wireless sensors in remote areas, an environmental microenergy collection device has been improved, and field experiments were carried out under natural conditions for the first time. The thermoelectric power generation devices used a gravity-assisted heat pipe to transmit heat from shallow soil to ground level, and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) was employed to generate electric power from the temperature difference between soil and air. Over the 6-month experimental period at two natural sites, approximately 128.74 J of energy could be harvested in a single day, and 5 209.92 J of energy could be harvested in a generation cycle. The results showed the feasibility of using this green energy to power wireless sensors in remote forests or other environments, This work is relevant to the current acute energy shortages and environmental pollution problems.

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A Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting System for Powering Wireless Sensors in Nuclear Power Plants

Cited by 44 publications

References 13 publications

Energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks: A taxonomic survey

Energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks: A taxonomic survey

Limitations of wireless power transfer technologies for mobile robots

Study on field experiments of forest soil thermoelectric power generation devices

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