DocumentCode :
2701161
Title :
Air-powered sensor
Author :
Federspiel, Clifford C. ; Chen, Johnny
Author_Institution :
Center for the Built Environ., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Volume :
1
fYear :
2003
fDate :
22-24 Oct. 2003
Firstpage :
22
Abstract :
This paper describes an application for powering wireless sensors. We use air motion to drive a miniature wind turbine. The intent is to use the device indoors, in air ducts used for heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning. We used commercially available off the shelf components for the airflow turbine. A low-speed, three-phase, brushless DC servomotor was used for the generator. A three-phase bridge constructed from six diodes was used to convert the AC current from the motor to DC current required by low-power sensors. We used a four-inch fan blade for the turbine blade. We conducted a set of tests on the airflow turbine using resistive loads to demonstrate its energy conversion potential. We also showed that it could power a wireless sensor continually.
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; blades; brushless DC motors; low-power electronics; sensors; servomotors; wind turbines; AC current; DC current; air ducts; air motion; air-powered sensor; airflow turbine; device indoors; energy conversion potential; low-power sensors; low-speed brushless DC servomotor; miniature wind turbine; off the shelf components; resistive load; three-phase bridge; three-phase brushless DC servomotor; turbine fan blade; wireless sensors; Blades; Bridges; DC generators; Diodes; Ducts; Heating; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Servomotors; Wind turbines; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2003. Proceedings of IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8133-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2003.1278888
Filename :
1278888
Link To Document :
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