Integrated Thermoelectric Power Generator - Wireless Sensor Node for Remote Area Application

Mohammad Zulfikar Ishak; Azman Miskam Muhamad; Othman Sidek; Muhamad Nazri Murat; Mohd Azmier Ahmad

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.315.597

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Integrated Thermoelectric Power Generator - Wireless Sensor Node for Remote Area Application

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The performance of a thermoelectric power generator for powering wireless sensor node has been studied and evaluated. This study covers the results obtained from two configurations of thermoelectric cell with heat source temperatures range from 40 to 230 °C. It was found that the highest output voltage is 9.08 V belong to configuration B with two parallel thermoelectric cells. This configuration was capable to power up sensor node compared to configuration A with the lowest heat source temperature at about 200 °C. To enhance the capability of the configurations, DC boost converter circuit has been developed and tested. By connecting to the DC boost converter, configuration A can power up the wireless sensor node with heat source temperature at about 220 °C while the minimum heat source temperature for configuration B was reduced from 200 to 170 °C. This study identified the optimum operation condition to power up wireless sensor node by thermoelectric power generator for remote application and make conclusion as to how to increase the performance of thermoelectric power generator by introducing DC boost converter.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 315)

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597-601

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April 2013

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Mohammad Zulfikar Ishak, Azman Miskam Muhamad, Othman Sidek, Muhamad Nazri Murat, Mohd Azmier Ahmad

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Alternative Energy, Power Generation, Thermoelectric Power Generation, Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)

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