Title :
Energy scavenging from waste heat and electromagnetic induction: Tests and measurements
Author :
Dziurdzia, Piotr ; Rodzen, Lukasz ; Gorka, Dawid ; Brzozowski, Ireneusz ; Kos, Andrzej
Author_Institution :
AGH Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Krakow, Poland
Abstract :
The article deals with a subject of energy scavenging of small pieces of heat and vibrations by means of custom made energy converters. The harvested energy could be next used for powering battery-less microelectronic systems and Internet of Things components. The described customized transducers of waste heat and electromagnetic field were designed and tested. An ultra-low voltage converter and power management circuit was used during measurements. It made feasible to figure out the levels of available “free” ambient power. The paper provides discussion and conclusions after practical laboratory experiments.
Keywords :
Internet of Things; electromagnetic devices; electromagnetic induction; energy harvesting; low-power electronics; vibrations; waste heat; Internet of Things component; ambient power; battery-less microelectronic system; electromagnetic field transducer; electromagnetic induction; energy converter; energy harvesting; energy scavenging; power management circuit; ultra-low voltage converter; vibration; waste heat transducer; Capacitors; Coils; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetics; Energy harvesting; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; electromagnetic transducer; energy scavenging; internet of things; thermoelectric conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Signals and Electronic Systems (ICSES), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Poznan
DOI :
10.1109/ICSES.2014.6948734
