Towards a vibration energy harvesting WSN demonstration testbed

Author

Baghaee, S. ; Ulusan, Hasan ; Chamanian, S. ; Zorlu, Ozge ; Kulah, Haluk ; Uysal-Biyikoglu, Elif

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., METU, Ankara, Turkey

fYear

2013

fDate

23-25 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper presents initial results toward the implementation of a wireless sensor network (WSN) demonstration testbed powered up by vibration energy, as part of the E-CROPS project. The testbed uses MicaZ Motes, supplied by AA batteries. The power drawn by Motes in different modes of operation are measured. Design details of an electromagnetic harvester, and experimental results of charging AA batteries with this harvester at 10 Hz vibration generated in the laboratory, are presented.

Keywords

electromagnetic devices; wireless sensor networks; AA batteries; E-CROPS project; MicaZ Motes; electromagnetic harvester; frequency 10 Hz; vibration energy harvesting WSN demonstration testbed; wireless sensor network; Batteries; Current measurement; Energy consumption; Protocols; Vibrations; Voltage measurement; Wireless sensor networks; Energy Harvesting testbed; MicaZ; Power Consumption Monitoring; Vibration Harvester; Wireless sensor network;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Communications - Green ICT (TIWDC), 2013 24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Genoa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0753-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TIWDC.2013.6664202

Filename

6664202