Title :
Energy harvesting from the voltage drop in TN-S, TN-C-S and other consumer electric networks
Author :
Mihaylov, Kaloyan ; Arnaudov, Rumen ; Valtchev, Stanimir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun., Tech. Univ. of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
A method for powering electronic devices by the energy obtained from the voltage drop between the neutral conductor and the protective earth conductor in some types of electrical networks is investigated. Some of the advantages are shown: an easy to apply transformerless power supply; a useful information is obtained about the consumer load, no dangerous connection to the phase voltage, etc.
Keywords :
conductors (electric); consumer electronics; earthing; electric potential; energy harvesting; TN-C-S network; TN-S network; consumer electric network; consumer load; electronic device; energy harvesting; neutral conductor; phase voltage; protective earth conductor; transformerless power supply; voltage drop; Conductors; Electrical resistance measurement; Laboratories; Power measurement; Resistance; Resistors; Voltage measurement; energy harvesting; transformerless power supply;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference and Exposition (PEMC), 2014 16th International
Conference_Location :
Antalya
DOI :
10.1109/EPEPEMC.2014.6980699
