Naslov
Piezoelectric eels for powering pollution monitoring wireless sensor networks in watercourses

Autori
Kamenar, Ervin ; Maćešić, Senka ; Blažević, David ; Gregov, Goran ; Zelenika, Saša ; Marković, Kristina ; Glažar, Vladimir

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 15th EUSPEN International Conference / Leach, Richard - Delft : Sieca Repro - EUSPEN, 2015, 223-224

ISBN
978-0-9566790-7-9

Skup
Proceedings of the 15th EUSPEN International Conference

Mjesto i datum
Leuven, Belgija, 01.06.2015. - 05.06.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Pollution monitoring ; wireless autonomous sensor networks ; energy harvesting ; piezoelectric eel ; PVDF

Sažetak
Continuous monitoring of pollutants in watercourses requires an uninterrupted sensors’ power supply. In the case of large networks, when sensor nodes can be placed in hardly accessible locations, energy harvesting can provide a feasible solution to assure power autonomy. The possibility to use a harvesting concept known as the piezoelectric eel is studied in this work. A custom code that implements the penalty immersed boundary method is developed and used to simulate eel’s motion. Based on the results of the calculations, eel’s design, consisting of a structural support covered with active piezoelectric polymer layers, is finalised. The respective power conditioning electronics is also been designed and prototyped. The obtained experimental results are finally given.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo, Temeljne tehničke znanosti, Interdisciplinarne tehničke znanosti

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