Energy harvesting: a key to wireless sensor nodes

Matthew Bryant; Ephrahim Garcia

doi:10.1117/12.845784

20 October 2009 Energy harvesting: a key to wireless sensor nodes

Matthew Bryant, Ephrahim Garcia

Proceedings Volume 7493, Second International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering; 74931W (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845784
Event: Second International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, 2009, Weihai, China

Abstract

Energy harvesting has enabled new operational concepts in the growing field of wireless sensing. A novel energy harvesting device driven by aeroelastic flutter vibrations has been developed and could be used to complement existing environmental energy harvesters such as solar cells in wireless sensing applications. An analytical model of the mechanical, electromechanical, and aerodynamic systems suitable for designing aeroelastic energy harvesters for various flow applications are derived and presented. Wind tunnel testing was performed with a prototype energy harvester to characterize the power output and flutter frequency response of the device over its entire range of operating wind speeds. Finally, two wing geometries, a flat plate and a NACA 0012 airfoil were tested and compared.

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Matthew Bryant and Ephrahim Garcia "Energy harvesting: a key to wireless sensor nodes", Proc. SPIE 7493, Second International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, 74931W (20 October 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845784

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