scholarly journals Ultra-Low Frequency Eccentric Pendulum-Based Electromagnetic Vibrational Energy Harvester

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1009
Author(s):  
Mingxue Li ◽  
Huichao Deng ◽  
Yufeng Zhang ◽  
Kexin Li ◽  
Shijie Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Outer Side ◽  
Working Frequency

With the development of low-power technology in electronic devices, the wireless sensor network shows great potential in applications in health tracing and ocean monitoring. These scenarios usually contain abundant low-frequency vibration energy, which can be collected through appropriate energy conversion architecture; thus, the common issue of limited battery life in wireless sensor devices could be solved. Traditional energy-converting structures such as the cantilever-beam type or spring-mass type have the problem of high working frequency. In this work, an eccentric pendulum-based electromagnetic vibration energy harvester is designed, analyzed, and verified with the finite element analysis method. The pendulum that contains alternative distributed magnets in the outer side works as a rotor and has the advantages of a simple structure and low center frequency. The structure size is well scalable, and the optimal output performance can be obtained by optimizing the coil thickness and width for a given diameter of the energy harvester. The simulation results show that the energy harvester could work in ultra-low frequencies of 0.2–3.0 Hz. A full-scale prototype of the energy harvester is manufactured and tested. The center working frequency is 2.0 Hz with an average output power of 8.37 mW, which has potential for application in driving low-power wireless sensor nodes.

scholarly journals A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1823
Author(s):  
Mohammad Haidar ◽  
Hussein Chible ◽  
Corrado Boragno ◽  
Daniele D. Caviglia
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Constant Voltage ◽  
Interface Circuit ◽  
Switching Converter ◽  
Input Signals

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.

Springless Vibration Energy Harvesters

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. E. Mahmoud ◽  
Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman ◽  
Raafat R. Mansour ◽  
Ehab F. El-Saadany
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Restoring Force ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Energy Harvesters ◽  
Thin Film Fabrication ◽  
Film Fabrication

A novel vibration energy harvester (VEH) architecture is developed to eliminate the need for restoring force elements (springs) in the VEH. The architecture can realize VEHs with arbitrarily low center frequency. Two prototypes were fabricated and tested to demonstrate the feasibility of this architecture. The center frequency of the first prototype was found to be 2 Hz demonstrating low frequency operation. The second prototype improve the performance by five times at much smaller footprint using thin film fabrication process and precision alignment.

scholarly journals Software Controlled Low Cost Thermoelectric Energy Harvester for Ultra-Low Power Wireless Sensor Nodes

IEEE Access ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 38920-38930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Markiewicz ◽  
Piotr Dziurdzia ◽  
Tomasz Konieczny ◽  
Marek Skomorowski ◽  
Liliana Kowalczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Wireless Sensor Nodes ◽  
Ultra Low Power ◽  
Thermoelectric Energy

scholarly journals A Pendulum-Like Low Frequency Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester Based on Polymer Spring and Coils

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 3380
Author(s):  
Yunjia Li ◽  
Xinyi Wang ◽  
Shuhan Zhang ◽  
Chenyuan Zhou ◽  
Dayong Qiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Circuit Output

This paper presents a low-frequency electromagnetic vibrational energy harvester (EVEH) with two degrees of freedom and two resonant modes. The proposed EVEH is based on a disc magnet suspended in a pendulum fashion by a polymeric spring between two sets of polymer coil stacks. The fabricated EVEH is capable of harvesting vibration energy on two directions with an extended bandwidth. With a sinusoidal acceleration of ±1 g on Z direction, a peak-to-peak closed-circuit output voltage of 0.51 V (open-circuit voltage: 1 V), and an output power of 35.1 μW are achieved at the resonant frequency of 16 Hz. With a sinusoidal acceleration of ±1.5 g on X direction, a peak-to-peak output voltage of 0.14 V and power of 2.56 μW are achieved, at the resonant frequency of 20 Hz.

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