A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes
Sensor nodes have been assigned a lot of tasks in a connected environment that is growing rapidly. The power supply remains a challenge that is not answered convincingly. Energy harvesting is an emerging solution that is being studied to integrate in low power applications such as internet of things...
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| author | Mohammad Haidar Hussein Chible Corrado Boragno Daniele D. Caviglia |
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| description | Sensor nodes have been assigned a lot of tasks in a connected environment that is growing rapidly. The power supply remains a challenge that is not answered convincingly. Energy harvesting is an emerging solution that is being studied to integrate in low power applications such as internet of things (IoT) and wireless sensor networks (WSN). In this work an interface circuit for a novel fluttering wind energy harvester is presented. The system consists of a switching converter controlled by a low power microcontroller. Optimization techniques on the hardware and software level have been implemented, and a prototype is developed for testing. Experiments have been done with generated input signals resulting in up to 67% efficiency for a constant voltage input. Other experiments were conducted in a wind tunnel that showed a transient output that is compatible with the target applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6136d510507343aaacbf4dc44eb3b13e2023-11-21T11:55:58ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-03-01147182310.3390/en14071823A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor NodesMohammad Haidar0Hussein Chible1Corrado Boragno2Daniele D. Caviglia3Cosmic Lab, DITEN, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, ItalyMECRL Lab, EDST, Lebanese University, BadaroBeirut P.O. Box 6573/14, LebanonDepartment of Physics (DIFI), University of Genoa, 16146 Genoa, ItalyCosmic Lab, DITEN, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, ItalySensor nodes have been assigned a lot of tasks in a connected environment that is growing rapidly. The power supply remains a challenge that is not answered convincingly. Energy harvesting is an emerging solution that is being studied to integrate in low power applications such as internet of things (IoT) and wireless sensor networks (WSN). In this work an interface circuit for a novel fluttering wind energy harvester is presented. The system consists of a switching converter controlled by a low power microcontroller. Optimization techniques on the hardware and software level have been implemented, and a prototype is developed for testing. Experiments have been done with generated input signals resulting in up to 67% efficiency for a constant voltage input. Other experiments were conducted in a wind tunnel that showed a transient output that is compatible with the target applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/1823energy harvestingswitching converteroptimizationwind energymaximum power point tracking (MPPT) |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Haidar Hussein Chible Corrado Boragno Daniele D. Caviglia A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes Energies energy harvesting switching converter optimization wind energy maximum power point tracking (MPPT) |
| title | A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes |
| title_full | A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes |
| title_fullStr | A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes |
| title_short | A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes |
| title_sort | low power ac dc interface for wind powered sensor nodes |
| topic | energy harvesting switching converter optimization wind energy maximum power point tracking (MPPT) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/1823 |
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