Wireless sensor node powered by aircraft specific thermoelectric energy harvesting |
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Authors: | D SamsonAuthor Vitae M KlugeAuthor Vitae |
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Affiliation: | a EADS Innovation Works, Sensors, Electronics & Systems Integration,Willy-Messerschmidt-Strasse, 81663 Munich, Bavaria, Germany b Department for Microsystems Technology, Institute of Sensor and Actuator Systems, Vienna University of Technology, Floragasse 7, 1040 Vienna, Austria |
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Abstract: | An energy autonomous wireless sensor system consisting of an energy harvesting power source, an energy management unit and a low power wireless sensor node is tested for aircraft applications. The autonomous power source combines aircraft specific outside temperature changes with a thermoelectric generator (TEG) and a heat storage unit. The temperature difference generated with the latter component artificially at the TEG is used to power the sensor node by thermoelectricity. Additionally, a high efficient low input voltage power management circuit is necessary to store the generated energy and to convert it to higher voltage levels needed to operate the sensor. The experimental data are compared with results from numerical simulation models to predict the energy conversion in the heat storage - TEG system. A new TEG prototype is tested and the energy output is improved by 14%. The power management storage capacitors are adapted to the available energy, thereby increasing storage voltage and conversion efficiency. Doing so, the efficiency of the complete system can be increased by around 50%. |
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Keywords: | Energy harvesting Thermoelectric generator Phase-change material Power management Wireless sensor network |
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