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Self powered wireless sensors for condition monitoring applications

Self powered wireless sensors for condition monitoring applications
Self powered wireless sensors for condition monitoring applications
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the feasibility of using kinetic energy harvesting to power wireless condition monitoring sensors. Design/methodology/approach – The system presented duty cycles its operation depending upon the energy being harvested. The harvested energy is stored on a supercapacitor and the system samples sufficient vibration data to enable an FFT to be performed at the receiver. Findings – The results of this study show it is perfectly feasible to power practical wireless condition monitoring sensors entirely from the vibrations of the machines being monitored. Originality/value – Energy harvesting techniques can be used to power wireless sensors in a range of applications. Removing the need for a battery power supply presents obvious environmental benefits and avoids the need to periodically replace batteries.
38-43
Owen, Thomas
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Kestermann, Stefan
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Torah, Russel
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Beeby, Stephen
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Owen, Thomas
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Kestermann, Stefan
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Torah, Russel
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Beeby, Stephen
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Owen, Thomas, Kestermann, Stefan, Torah, Russel and Beeby, Stephen (2009) Self powered wireless sensors for condition monitoring applications. Sensor Review, 29 (1), 38-43.

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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the feasibility of using kinetic energy harvesting to power wireless condition monitoring sensors. Design/methodology/approach – The system presented duty cycles its operation depending upon the energy being harvested. The harvested energy is stored on a supercapacitor and the system samples sufficient vibration data to enable an FFT to be performed at the receiver. Findings – The results of this study show it is perfectly feasible to power practical wireless condition monitoring sensors entirely from the vibrations of the machines being monitored. Originality/value – Energy harvesting techniques can be used to power wireless sensors in a range of applications. Removing the need for a battery power supply presents obvious environmental benefits and avoids the need to periodically replace batteries.

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Published date: 2009
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 267091
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/267091
PURE UUID: eba974de-aeeb-4a32-ace3-747cb68e81a9
ORCID for Russel Torah: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5598-2860
ORCID for Stephen Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759

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Date deposited: 11 Feb 2009 11:22
Last modified: 09 Jan 2022 03:16

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Author: Thomas Owen
Author: Stefan Kestermann
Author: Russel Torah ORCID iD
Author: Stephen Beeby ORCID iD

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