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An Integrated Approach to Energy Harvester Modeling and Performance Optimization

An Integrated Approach to Energy Harvester Modeling and Performance Optimization
An Integrated Approach to Energy Harvester Modeling and Performance Optimization
This paper proposes an integrated approach to energy harvester (EH) modeling and performance optimization where the complete mixed physical-domain EH (micro generator, voltage booster, storage element and load) can be modeled and optimized. We show that electrical equivalent models of the micro generator are inadequate for accurate prediction of the voltage booster’s performance. Through the use of hardware description language (HDL) we demonstrate that modeling the micro generator with analytical equations in the mechanical and magnetic domains provide an accurate model which has been validated in practice. Another key feature of the integrated approach is that it facilitates the incorporation of performance enhanced optimization, which as will be demonstrated is necessary due to the mechanical-electrical interactions of an EH. A case study of a state-of-the-art vibration-based electromagnetic EH has been presented. We show that performance optimization can increase the energy harvesting rate by about 40%.
121-125
Wang, Leran
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Al-Hashimi, Bashir
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Wang, Leran, Kazmierski, Tom, Al-Hashimi, Bashir, Beeby, Steve and Torah, Russel (2007) An Integrated Approach to Energy Harvester Modeling and Performance Optimization. IEEE Behavioral Modeling and Simulation Conference (BMAS 2007), San Jose, California, United States. 20 - 21 Sep 2007. pp. 121-125 .

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Abstract

This paper proposes an integrated approach to energy harvester (EH) modeling and performance optimization where the complete mixed physical-domain EH (micro generator, voltage booster, storage element and load) can be modeled and optimized. We show that electrical equivalent models of the micro generator are inadequate for accurate prediction of the voltage booster’s performance. Through the use of hardware description language (HDL) we demonstrate that modeling the micro generator with analytical equations in the mechanical and magnetic domains provide an accurate model which has been validated in practice. Another key feature of the integrated approach is that it facilitates the incorporation of performance enhanced optimization, which as will be demonstrated is necessary due to the mechanical-electrical interactions of an EH. A case study of a state-of-the-art vibration-based electromagnetic EH has been presented. We show that performance optimization can increase the energy harvesting rate by about 40%.

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Published date: 2007
Additional Information: Event Dates: September 20-21, 2007
Venue - Dates: IEEE Behavioral Modeling and Simulation Conference (BMAS 2007), San Jose, California, United States, 2007-09-20 - 2007-09-21
Organisations: Electronic & Software Systems, EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 264661
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/264661
PURE UUID: 5e1643e9-1a28-4ea8-8777-af269664e981
ORCID for Steve Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759
ORCID for Russel Torah: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5598-2860

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Date deposited: 09 Oct 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:20

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Author: Leran Wang
Author: Tom Kazmierski
Author: Bashir Al-Hashimi
Author: Steve Beeby ORCID iD
Author: Russel Torah ORCID iD

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