LAPSE:2023.30477
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LAPSE:2023.30477
A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes
April 14, 2023
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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energy harvesting, maximum power point tracking (MPPT), Optimization, switching converter, wind energy
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Haidar M, Chible H, Boragno C, Caviglia DD. A Low Power AC/DC Interface for Wind-Powered Sensor Nodes. (2023). LAPSE:2023.30477
Author Affiliations
Haidar M: Cosmic Lab, DITEN, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy; MECRL Lab, EDST, Lebanese University, BadaroBeirut P.O. Box 6573/14, Lebanon [ORCID]
Chible H: MECRL Lab, EDST, Lebanese University, BadaroBeirut P.O. Box 6573/14, Lebanon
Boragno C: Department of Physics (DIFI), University of Genoa, 16146 Genoa, Italy [ORCID]
Caviglia DD: Cosmic Lab, DITEN, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
Issue
7
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1823
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-03-25
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1996-1073
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