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Thermal energy harvesting through pyroelectricity
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Author:
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Cuadras Tomàs, Àngel; Gasulla Forner, Manuel; Ferrari, Vittorio
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GRUP ISI - Grup d'Instrumentació, Sensors i Interfícies |
Abstract:
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Pyroelectric cells based on fabricated screen-printed PZT and commercial PVDF films are proposed as
thermal energy harvesting sources in order to supply low-power autonomous sensors. The cells are electrically
modelled as a current source in parallel with output impedance. Heating and cooling temperature
fluctuations generated by air currents were applied to the pyroelectric converters. The generated currents
and charges were respectively in the order of 10−7 A and 10−5 C for temperature fluctuations from
300K to 360K in a time period of the order of 100 s, which agrees with the theoretical model. Parallel
association of cells increased the generated current. The dependence of the generated current on relevant
technological parameters has been also characterized. Finally, current from cyclic temperature fluctuations
was rectified and stored in a 1 F load capacitor. Energies up to 0.5 mJ have been achieved, enough
to power typical autonomous sensor nodes during a measurement and transmission cycle. |
Subject(s):
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura::Sensors i actuadors -Pyroelectricity -Pyroelectric detectors -Pyroelectric effect -Pyroelectric sensor -Energy harvesting -PZT -PVDF -Piroelectricitat -Piezoelectricitat |
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Article - Published version Article |
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