Energy Harvesting From Hybrid Indoor Ambient Light and Thermal Energy Sources for Enhanced Performance of Wireless Sensor Nodes

Tan, Yen Kheng; Panda, Sanjib Kumar

doi:10.1109/tie.2010.2102321

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“…However, ambient (mostly indoor) solar energy is not exploited as much since it generally provides less energy [25]. In [26], a formulation of the output power of a solar panel, P PV (V PV ), is expressed as per Equation (1):…”

Section: Solar Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Operating Wireless Sensor Nodes without Energy Storage: Experimental Results with Transient Computing

Ahmed

Muhammad

et al. 2016

Electronics

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Abstract:Energy harvesting is increasingly used for powering wireless sensor network nodes. Recently, it has been suggested to combine it with the concept of transient computing whereby the wireless sensor nodes operate without energy storage capabilities. This new combined approach brings benefits, for instance ultra-low power nodes and reduced maintenance, but also raises new challenges, foremost dealing with nodes that may be left without power for various time periods.Although transient computing has been demonstrated on microcontrollers, reports on experiments with wireless sensor nodes are still scarce in the literature. In this paper, we describe our experiments with solar, thermal, and RF energy harvesting sources that are used to power sensor nodes (including wireless ones) without energy storage, but with transient computing capabilities. The results show that the selected solar and thermal energy sources can operate both the wired and wireless nodes without energy storage, whereas in our specific implementation, the developed RF energy source can only be used for the selected nodes without wireless connectivity.

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Section: Solar Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…By connecting a load of resistance R L to the TEG, an electric current I TEG flows in accordance to the temperature difference. In [26], a model is proposed for a TEG energy harvester. The corresponding model equation is showed in Equation (2):…”

Section: Thermal Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Operating Wireless Sensor Nodes without Energy Storage: Experimental Results with Transient Computing

Ahmed

Muhammad

et al. 2016

Electronics

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“…Several researchers have recently suggested methods of improving the output efficiencies of thermalelectric devices [4][5][6][7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of an Indoor Airflow Energy Harvesting System for Building Environment Monitoring

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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been widely used for intelligent building management applications. Typically, indoor environment parameters such as illumination, temperature, humidity and air quality are monitored and adjusted by an intelligent building management system. However, owing to the short life-span of the batteries used at the sensor nodes, the maintenance of such systems has been labor-intensive and time-consuming. This paper discusses a battery-less self-powering system that converts the mechanical energy from the airflow in ventilation ducts into electrical energy. The system uses a flutter energy conversion device (FECD) capable of working at low airflow speeds while installed on the ventilation ducts inside of buildings. A power management strategy implemented with a circuit system ensures sufficient power for driving commercial electronic devices. For instance, the power management circuit is capable of charging a 1 F super capacitor to 2 V under ventilation duct airflow speeds of less than 3 m/s.

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“…Their findings in [1] led to the decision not to include kinetic energy sources in this project, as the energy harvested relative to the weight and bulk of such systems would not be sufficient for a wearable platform. References [3], [9], [10], [11], [18], [22], and [23] deal with the concept of harvesting, storing, and effectively utilizing solar energy. Of particular utility in the design phase of this project was [18] where high-level design considerations of a system powered by harvested solar energy are presented.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The discussions included in [18] were instrumental in the design and component selection of this project. For information relating to the harvesting of thermal energy, [9], [12], [16], [17], [22], [23], and [36] provided a comprehensive analysis of its optimum collection, storage, and utilization. In [17], the authors provide an excellent overview of the physics involved, optimization of efficiency, and applications of thermoelectric energy harvesting.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Graduate Project on the Development of a Wearable Sensor Platform Powered by Harvested Energy

Haghani¹,

Albano²,

Mahmoud³

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Sasan Haghani, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks in biomedical and environmental domains and performance analysis of communication systems over fading channels.Daniel Albano, Northrop Grumman Corp.Daniel Albano is a graduate of the University of the District of Columbia's Electrical Engineering Masters program. He currently works as a Digital Electronics Engineer at Northrop Grumman Corporation. Dr. Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of ColumbiaWagdy H. Mahmoud is an Associate Professor of electrical engineering at the Electrical Engineering Department at UDC. Mahmoud is actively involved in research in the areas of reconfigurable logic, hardware/software co-design of a system on a chip using reconfigurable logic, application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), digital logic design, image compressions, digital signal processing, computer architecture, embedded systems, system on a chip, and renewable energy.

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Energy Harvesting From Hybrid Indoor Ambient Light and Thermal Energy Sources for Enhanced Performance of Wireless Sensor Nodes

Cited by 359 publications

References 22 publications

Operating Wireless Sensor Nodes without Energy Storage: Experimental Results with Transient Computing

Operating Wireless Sensor Nodes without Energy Storage: Experimental Results with Transient Computing

Development of an Indoor Airflow Energy Harvesting System for Building Environment Monitoring

A Graduate Project on the Development of a Wearable Sensor Platform Powered by Harvested Energy

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