Bulk material based thermoelectric energy harvesting for wireless sensor applications

W. S. Wang; W. Magnin; N. Wang; M. Hayes; B. O'Flynn; C. O'Mathuna

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/307/1/012030

Bulk material based thermoelectric energy harvesting for wireless sensor applications

W. S. Wang
, W. Magnin
, N. Wang
, M. Hayes
, B. O'Flynn
, C. O'Mathuna

University College Cork

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The trend towards smart building and modern manufacturing demands ubiquitous sensing in the foreseeable future. Self-powered Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are essential for such applications. This paper describes bulk material based thermoelectric generator (TEG) design and implementation for WSN. A 20cm² Bi_0.5Sb_1.5Te₃ based TEG was created with optimized configuration and generates 2.7mW in typical condition. A novel load matching method is used to maximize the power output. The implemented power management module delivers 651μW to WSN in 50°C. With average power consumption of Tyndall WSN measured at 72μW, feasibility of utilizing bulk material TEG to power WSN is demonstrated.

Original language	English
Article number	012030
Journal	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume	307
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/307/1/012030
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	16th Conference in the Biennial Sensors and Their Applications - Cork, Ireland Duration: 12 Sep 2011 → 14 Sep 2011

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