Browsing by Subject "Energy harvesting"
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A battery-less, self-sustaining RF energy harvesting circuit with TFETs for µW power applications
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper proposes a Tunnel FET (TFET) power management circuit for RF energy harvesting applications. In contrast with conventional MOSFET technologies, the improved electrical characteristics of TFETs promise a better ... -
A comprehensive method to taxonomize mechanical energy harvesting technologies
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyTraditional industry is experiencing a worldwide development with Industry 4.0. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have a main role in this revolution as an essential part of data acquisition. The way in which WSNs are powered ... -
A high-performance electromagnetic vibration energy harvester based on ring magnets with Halbach configuration
(Elsevier, 2022-12-01)
Article
Open AccessThis paper proposes and studies a ring-shaped architecture with Halbach configuration for electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters. The proposed transducer consists of three ring magnets with a linear Halbach array that ... -
A new MPPT method for low-power solar energy harvesting
(2010-09)
Article
Open AccessThis paper describes a new maximum-power-pointtracking (MPPT) method focused on low-power (< 1 W) photovoltaic (PV) panels. The static and dynamic performance is theoretically analyzed, and design criteria are provided. ... -
A nonlinear kinetic energy harvester for light suface ocean drifters
(SARTI, 2018)
Article
Open AccessA nonlinear kinetic energy harvester for ocean drifter devices is presented. The design contains a gyroscopic wave energy harvesting system, capable of generating power from the wave-induced translational and rotational ... -
A novel wake-up communication system using solar panel and visible light communication
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyOne of the most promising energy-efficient communication methods is the use of wake-up receivers. In this paper, we propose and develop a novel wake-up communication system that uses Visible Light Communication (VLC) and ... -
A review of commercial energy harvesters for autonomous sensors
(2007-05-01)
Conference report
Open AccessCurrent commercial autonomous sensors are mainly powered by primary batteries. Batteries need to be replaced and hence can become the largest and most expensive part of the system. On the other hand, our environment is ... -
A review of pzt patches applications in submerged systems
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2018-07-12)
Article
Open AccessSubmerged systems are found in many engineering, biological, and medicinal applications. For such systems, due to the particular environmental conditions and working medium, the research on the mechanical and structural ... -
A simple and efficient MPPT method for low-power PV cells
(2014-01-01)
Article
Open AccessSmall-size PV cells have been used to power sensor nodes. These devices present limited computing resources and so low complexity methods have been used in order to extract the maximum power from the PV cells. Among them, ... -
A stochastic approach for resource allocation with backhaul and energy harvesting constraints
(2016-07)
Article
Open AccessWe propose a novel stochastic radio-resource-allocation strategy that achieves long-term fairness considering backhaul and air-interface capacity limitations. The base station (BS) is powered only with a finite battery ... -
An impacting energy harvester through piezoelectric device for oscillating water flow
(2013)
Conference report
Open AccessThe reduced power requirements of miniaturized electronics offers the opportunity to create devices having their power supply based on energy harvesters. In this paper a new idea is proposed and studied to supply underwater ... -
Analysis of bifurcation behavior of a piecewise linear vibrator with electromagnetic coupling for energy harvesting applications
(2014-05)
Article
Open AccessRecently, nonlinearities have been shown to play an important role in increasing the extracted energy of vibration-based energy harvesting systems. In this paper, we study the dynamical behavior of a piecewise linear (PWL) ... -
Analysis of Different Cylindrical Magnet and Coil Configurations for Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvesters
(2021-06-01)
Article
Open AccessElectromagnetic vibration energy harvesting is a relatively new technology that transforms kinetic energy from mechanical vibrations into electrical energy, allowing the substitution of batteries or cables for powering ... -
Anàlisi comparativa de polítiques energètiques pels prosumidors residencials de la UE
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessL’autoconsum és una pràctica cada cop més utilitzada pels ciutadans europeus, no només pel fet de contribuir a la transició energètica, sinó també per l’estalvi econòmic que pot suposar. El gran creixement d’aquest fenomen ... -
Anàlisi d'un sistema de recol·lecció d'energia a partir de treball mecànic per l'automatització de contenidors d'escombraries
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-06-10)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessS’ha realitzat aquest projecte amb l’objectiu de comprovar la viabilitat tècnica d’operar un sistema de recol·lecció d’energia basat en el treball mecànic d’una persona. La primera part del projecte presenta l’estat de ... -
Aportación al estudio de la eficiencia energética
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-06-10)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionL’objectiu d’aquest projecte es el de realitzar una aportació al estudi de l’eficiència energètica. Concretament, el projecte té la finalitat d’augmentar l’eficiència energètica dels sistemes de bombeig de baixa potencia ... -
Area model and dimensioning guidelines of multisource energy harvesting for nano-micro interface
(2016-02-01)
Article
Open AccessMultisource energy harvesters are a promising, robust alternative to power the future Internet of Nano Things (IoNT), since the network elements can maintain their operation regardless of the fact that one of its energy ... -
Battery-aware probabilistic access scheme with nature and RF energy harvesting for cognitive radio networks
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-07)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessIn this work, a short-range unlicensed link intends to coexist with a directional-nodes licensed network, deployed as a 2D Homogeneous Poisson Point Process. The unlicensed transmitter uses two energy harvesting mechanisms ... -
Caracterización experimental de una PMU (Power Management Unit) para aplicaciones de energy harvesting (EH)
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-14)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Kuka Robots IbéricaEn este proyecto se define el objetivo de caracterizar y realizar un diseño adaptado de una unidad de gestión de la energía (PMU) para aplicaciones de cosecho de energía o Energy Harvesting, e implementarla en captadores ... -
Caracterización y diseño de sistemas de adquisición y gestión de datos, aplicados a la medición de la actividad sísmica volcánica
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-04-11)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessVolcanic eruptions result of the energy stored within the planet are a danger to both populations and to the towns. As inevitable natural events, it is necessary to continue evolving in the study of the physics of the Earth ...
