Title :
A scoping study of electric and magnetic field energy harvesting for wireless sensor networks in power system applications
Author :
Moghe, Rohit ; Yang, Yi ; Lambert, Frank ; Divan, Deepak
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
This paper explores the existing energy harvesting technologies, their stage of maturity and their feasibility for powering sensor nodes. It contains a study of the energy requirements of the sensor nodes that are a part of the commercial domain. Further, it investigates methods and concepts for harvesting the energy from electric and magnetic fields present near utility assets through laboratory experimentation. The flux concentrator based approach that scavenges the magnetic field was considered to be the most promising solution providing nearly 250 mW of power sufficient to power a sensor node.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; power systems; wireless sensor networks; electric field energy harvesting; flux concentrator based approach; magnetic field energy harvesting; power system applications; sensor nodes; wireless sensor networks; Monitoring; electric fields; energy harvesting; magnetic fields; power grid; sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, 2009. ECCE 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2893-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2893-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316052
