Title :
Autonomous wireless link powered with harvested heat energy
Author :
Dziurdzia, Piotr ; Stepien, Jacek
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., AGH Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Krakow, Poland
Abstract :
In the paper a case study of prototype wireless sensor nodes (WSN) constituting an autonomous wireless link based on ZigBee transceivers and supplied with thermoelectric generators (TEG) harvesting waste industrial heat is presented. Depending on the available power, different working scenarios of the coupled TEG and WSN are considered. Simulation data concerning estimated available electrical power as well as measurements carried out by means of a laboratory stand imitating a central heating system are presented. Design process of autonomous WSN leading to optimization of energy consumption from hardware and software sides is described.
Keywords :
Zigbee; energy harvesting; radio links; thermoelectric conversion; wireless sensor networks; ZigBee transceivers; autonomous wireless link; central heating system; electrical power; energy consumption optimization; heat energy harvesting; laboratory stand; prototype wireless sensor nodes; thermoelectric generators; waste industrial heat harvesting; Energy harvesting; Resistance heating; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Energy harvesting; Peltier module; thermoelectric generator; wireless sensor network;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems (COMCAS), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1692-8
DOI :
10.1109/COMCAS.2011.6105890
