Sound and vibration energy harvesting for railway applications: A review on linear and nonlinear techniques

Hosseinkhani, Ali; Younesian, Davood; Eghbali, Pejman; Moayedizadeh, Armin; Fassih, Amir

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2021.01.087

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“…In [ 38 ], the authors proposed a new method of charging using supercapacitors, because the charging of the nodes in WSNs is the main issue. The supercapacitor empowers the sensor node to operate for a lifetime of 20 years, without any maintenance [ 39 ]. In many cases, supercapacitors make the system more efficient; for example, a supercapacitor makes the running of an elevator smoother with a switched-mode power supply [ 40 ].…”

Section: Energy Storage Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Comparison of Different Energy Storage Technologies Used in Micro-Energy Harvesting, WSNs, Low-Cost Microelectronic Devices: Challenges and Recommendations

Riaz

Sarker

Saad

et al. 2021

Sensors

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This paper reviews energy storage systems, in general, and for specific applications in low-cost micro-energy harvesting (MEH) systems, low-cost microelectronic devices, and wireless sensor networks (WSNs). With the development of electronic gadgets, low-cost microelectronic devices and WSNs, the need for an efficient, light and reliable energy storage device is increased. The current energy storage systems (ESS) have the disadvantages of self-discharging, energy density, life cycles, and cost. The ambient energy resources are the best option as an energy source, but the main challenge in harvesting energy from ambient sources is the instability of the source of energy. Due to the explosion of lithium batteries in many cases, and the pros associated with them, the design of an efficient device, which is more reliable and efficient than conventional batteries, is important. This review paper focused on the issues of the reliability and performance of electrical ESS, and, especially, discussed the technical challenges and suggested solutions for ESS (batteries, supercapacitors, and for a hybrid combination of supercapacitors and batteries) in detail. Nowadays, the main market of batteries is WSNs, but in the last decade, the world’s attention has turned toward supercapacitors as a good alternative of batteries. The main advantages of supercapacitors are their light weight, volume, greater life cycle, turbo charging/discharging, high energy density and power density, low cost, easy maintenance, and no pollution. This study reviews supercapacitors as a better alternative of batteries in low-cost electronic devices, WSNs, and MEH systems.

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Section: Energy Storage Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Comparison of Different Energy Storage Technologies Used in Micro-Energy Harvesting, WSNs, Low-Cost Microelectronic Devices: Challenges and Recommendations

Riaz

Sarker

Saad

et al. 2021

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“…In particular, the applications and the characteristics of these devices can be summarized in different ways. For example, in the comprehensive reviews from Bernal et al [1], Pan et al [2] and Hosseinkhani et al [3] the authors focus on the different monitoring systems, dividing them on th bais of how they are powered and what they measure and monitor. In the work of Bosso et al [4] a comprehensive review of energy harvester used in the railway field is reported, where they classify the energy harvester used energy harvester on the basis of the type.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy harvester duty cycle evaluation for railway vehicle health monitoring

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Monaco

Somà

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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The recent growth of the IoT (Internet of Things) technologies makes these connected devices suitable for monitoring and diagnostic in different applications. Through these devices, a wireless sensor network has become a smart solution for monitoring structures, vehicles, and other devices. Each node in the network can be placed in an inaccessible or unsafe location for human intervention and provide a real-time data stream, useful for the diagnostic and maintenance of the structure. In this context, the power node becomes a fundamental problem since the replacement of batteries is a disadvantage both for environmental disposal and for the related costs. Thus, the interest in the so-called AIOT (Autonomous Internet of Things) is growing, and the energy harvester generators can be a possible solution to this problem. In this scenario, an inductive linear generator having a non-symmetrical gravitational suspension is presented. The main characteristics of the generator and the magnetic suspension are introduced with the description of the Matlab/Simulink model that simulates the same behavior. In this work, a first study of the duty cycle of the generator to power a wireless sensor node for industrial application is presented as well. This study is carried out with a particular focus on the acceleration frequency evaluation of railway vehicles to better understand the possible effective power that can be extracted from the harvester. The relevance of this work lies in the fact that the generator sizing cannot be separated from the detailed knowledge of the energy source and of the sensing/monitoring system that must be powered.

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“…Some of them deal with energy harvesting technologies supply wireless sensor nodes by using a certain type of ambient sources such as vibrati [7], sound [8], and electromagnetic [9] and carbon nanocomposite-based ener generators [10]. Another type of review focused on the study of different ener harvesting sources to achieve self-power wireless sensor nodes for specific industr applications, such as in machine condition monitoring [11], railway applications [12], a aeronautical industries [13]. Various valuable reviews have given insights into industrial wireless networks in the context of Industry 4.0 [6].…”

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Prospects of Wireless Energy-Aware Sensors for Smart Factories in the Industry 4.0 Era

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Advanced sensors are becoming essential for modern factories, as they contribute by gathering comprehensive data about machines, processes, and human-machine interaction. They play an important role in improving manufacturing performance, in-factory logistics, predictive maintenance, supply chains, and digitalization in general. Wireless sensors and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) provide, in this context, significant advantages as they are flexible and easily deployable. They have reduced installation and maintenance costs and contributed by reducing cables and preinstalled infrastructure, leading to improved reliability. WSNs can be retrofitted in machines to provide direct information from inside the processes. Recent developments have revealed exciting possibilities to enhance energy harvesting (EH) and wireless energy transmission, enabling a reliable use of wireless sensors in smart factories. This review provides an overview of the potential of energy aware WSNs for industrial applications and shows relevant techniques for realizing a sustainable energy supply based on energy harvesting and energy transfer. The focus is on high-performance converter solutions and improvement of frequency, bandwidth, hybridization of the converters, and the newest trends towards flexible converters. We report on possibilities to reduce the energy consumption in wireless communication on the node level and on the network level, enabling boosting network efficiency and operability. Based on the existing technologies, energy aware WSNs can nowadays be realized for many applications in smart factories. It can be expected that they will play a great role in the future as an enabler for digitalization in this decisive economic sector.

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Sound and vibration energy harvesting for railway applications: A review on linear and nonlinear techniques

Cited by 71 publications

References 125 publications

Review on Comparison of Different Energy Storage Technologies Used in Micro-Energy Harvesting, WSNs, Low-Cost Microelectronic Devices: Challenges and Recommendations

Review on Comparison of Different Energy Storage Technologies Used in Micro-Energy Harvesting, WSNs, Low-Cost Microelectronic Devices: Challenges and Recommendations

Energy harvester duty cycle evaluation for railway vehicle health monitoring

Prospects of Wireless Energy-Aware Sensors for Smart Factories in the Industry 4.0 Era

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