Integration of Energy Harvester for Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Network Nodes

This paper reports an energy harvester suitable for self-powered wireless sensor network (WSN) nodes consisting of a piezoelectric cantilever, an energy harvesting circuit, and a storage capacitor. Having the same size as a credit card, the proposed WSN nodes can be easily integrated into various ap...

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Main Authors: Lijuan Chen, Xiaohui Xu, Pingliang Zeng, Jianqiang Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-04-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/782710
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description This paper reports an energy harvester suitable for self-powered wireless sensor network (WSN) nodes consisting of a piezoelectric cantilever, an energy harvesting circuit, and a storage capacitor. Having the same size as a credit card, the proposed WSN nodes can be easily integrated into various applications, such as motor and air conditioning equipment. The WSN node is powered by an integrated bimorph piezoelectric generator that harvests energy from ambient vibration. The paper has developed a method to optimize the harvester parameters to attune it to the dominant vibration frequency. Tests carried out on the proposed harvester show that the proposed design can meet the energy requirements of a WSN node and achieve an efficiency of 79%.
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spelling doaj-art-a757cd91b79e4cbcb175152ad055ebbf2025-08-20T03:18:46ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772014-04-011010.1155/2014/782710782710Integration of Energy Harvester for Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Network NodesLijuan Chen0Xiaohui Xu1Pingliang Zeng2Jianqiang Ma3 School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaThis paper reports an energy harvester suitable for self-powered wireless sensor network (WSN) nodes consisting of a piezoelectric cantilever, an energy harvesting circuit, and a storage capacitor. Having the same size as a credit card, the proposed WSN nodes can be easily integrated into various applications, such as motor and air conditioning equipment. The WSN node is powered by an integrated bimorph piezoelectric generator that harvests energy from ambient vibration. The paper has developed a method to optimize the harvester parameters to attune it to the dominant vibration frequency. Tests carried out on the proposed harvester show that the proposed design can meet the energy requirements of a WSN node and achieve an efficiency of 79%.https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/782710
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