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A novel miniature airflow energy harvester for wireless sensing applications in buildings

A novel miniature airflow energy harvester for wireless sensing applications in buildings
A novel miniature airflow energy harvester for wireless sensing applications in buildings
This paper presents a novel miniature airflow energy harvester for wireless sensing applications. The energy harvester consists of a wing that is attached to a cantilever spring. The wing oscillates in response to a steady airflow. An electromagnetic transducer is used to extract electrical energy from the airflow induced oscillations. Both vertical and horizontal orientations have been studied. Experiments have shown that such generator can operate at airflow speeds as low as 1.5m/s which compares well to turbines. When the airflow speed is over 2m/s, the average output power exceeds 90uW, which is sufficient for powering wireless sensor nodes in Heat, Ventilation and Air Condition (HVAC) systems in buildings.
1530-437X
691-700
Zhu, Dibin
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Beeby, S.P.
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Zhu, Dibin, Beeby, S.P., Tudor, M.J., White, N.M. and Harris, N.R. (2013) A novel miniature airflow energy harvester for wireless sensing applications in buildings. IEEE Sensors Journal, 13 (2), 691-700. (doi:10.1109/JSEN.2012.2226518).

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This paper presents a novel miniature airflow energy harvester for wireless sensing applications. The energy harvester consists of a wing that is attached to a cantilever spring. The wing oscillates in response to a steady airflow. An electromagnetic transducer is used to extract electrical energy from the airflow induced oscillations. Both vertical and horizontal orientations have been studied. Experiments have shown that such generator can operate at airflow speeds as low as 1.5m/s which compares well to turbines. When the airflow speed is over 2m/s, the average output power exceeds 90uW, which is sufficient for powering wireless sensor nodes in Heat, Ventilation and Air Condition (HVAC) systems in buildings.

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Published date: February 2013
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 344775
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344775
ISSN: 1530-437X
PURE UUID: 9bd7e923-39c9-43da-aa86-82f715b8fb22
ORCID for Dibin Zhu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0517-3974
ORCID for S.P. Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759
ORCID for M.J. Tudor: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1179-9455
ORCID for N.M. White: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-6452
ORCID for N.R. Harris: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4122-2219

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Date deposited: 01 Nov 2012 15:38
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:46

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Author: Dibin Zhu ORCID iD
Author: S.P. Beeby ORCID iD
Author: M.J. Tudor ORCID iD
Author: N.M. White ORCID iD
Author: N.R. Harris ORCID iD

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