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Energy harvester duty cycle evaluation for railway vehicle health monitoring
Author(s) -
Caterina Russo,
Mirco Lo Monaco,
Aurelio Somà
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1214/1/012046
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , node (physics) , wireless sensor network , energy harvesting , duty cycle , computer science , generator (circuit theory) , wireless , sensor node , real time computing , automotive engineering , engineering , energy (signal processing) , electrical engineering , key distribution in wireless sensor networks , wireless network , power (physics) , telecommunications , computer network , voltage , paleontology , statistics , physics , mathematics , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , biology
The recent growth of the IoT (Internet of Things) technologies makes these connected devices suitable for monitoring and diagnostic in different applications. Through these devices, a wireless sensor network has become a smart solution for monitoring structures, vehicles, and other devices. Each node in the network can be placed in an inaccessible or unsafe location for human intervention and provide a real-time data stream, useful for the diagnostic and maintenance of the structure. In this context, the power node becomes a fundamental problem since the replacement of batteries is a disadvantage both for environmental disposal and for the related costs. Thus, the interest in the so-called AIOT (Autonomous Internet of Things) is growing, and the energy harvester generators can be a possible solution to this problem. In this scenario, an inductive linear generator having a non-symmetrical gravitational suspension is presented. The main characteristics of the generator and the magnetic suspension are introduced with the description of the Matlab/Simulink model that simulates the same behavior. In this work, a first study of the duty cycle of the generator to power a wireless sensor node for industrial application is presented as well. This study is carried out with a particular focus on the acceleration frequency evaluation of railway vehicles to better understand the possible effective power that can be extracted from the harvester. The relevance of this work lies in the fact that the generator sizing cannot be separated from the detailed knowledge of the energy source and of the sensing/monitoring system that must be powered.

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