Title :
PVDF based wind direction and speed sensor for weather assessment relevant to renewable energy generation
Author :
Marinov, A.S. ; Bekov, E. ; Valchev, V.C.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
Abstract :
The current paper presents a combined structure of wind direction and speed sensor that has simple and compact construction with no moving parts. The sensor utilizes thin film PVDF piezo electric strips. Its suggested advantages can be utilized to improve weather measurements relevant to various renewable energy generators.
Keywords :
piezoelectric devices; renewable energy sources; sensors; solar energy conversion; thin film devices; PVDF-based wind direction; compact construction; renewable energy generation; renewable energy generators; speed sensor; thin film PVDF piezoelectric strips; weather assessment; weather measurements; Materials; Renewable energy resources; Strips; Temperature sensors; Voltage measurement; Wind speed; PVDF; Solar tracking systems; piezo electric materials; wind direction sensor; wind speed sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (EPE/PEMC), 2012 15th International
Conference_Location :
Novi Sad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1970-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1971-3
DOI :
10.1109/EPEPEMC.2012.6397236
