Toward Small-Scale Wind Energy Harvesting: Design, Enhancement, Performance Comparison, and Applicability

Zhao, L; Yang, Y

Toward Small-Scale Wind Energy Harvesting: Design, Enhancement, Performance Comparison, and Applicability

Zhao, L

Yang, Y

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Citation:: Shock and Vibration, 2017, 2017
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Zhao, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-4871	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yang, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7856-2009	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Shock and Vibration, 2017, 2017	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1070-9622	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124929
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Liya Zhao and Yaowen Yang. The concept of harvesting ambient energy as an alternative power supply for electronic systems like remote sensors to avoid replacement of depleted batteries has been enthusiastically investigated over the past few years. Wind energy is a potential power source which is ubiquitous in both indoor and outdoor environments. The increasing research interests have resulted in numerous techniques on small-scale wind energy harvesting, and a rigorous and quantitative comparison is necessary to provide the academic community a guideline. This paper reviews the recent advances on various wind power harvesting techniques ranging between cm-scaled wind turbines and windmills, harvesters based on aeroelasticities, and those based on turbulence and other types of working principles, mainly from a quantitative perspective. The merits, weaknesses, and applicability of different prototypes are discussed in detail. Also, efficiency enhancing methods are summarized from two aspects, that is, structural modification aspect and interface circuit improvement aspect. Studies on integrating wind energy harvesters with wireless sensors for potential practical uses are also reviewed. The purpose of this paper is to provide useful guidance to researchers from various disciplines interested in small-scale wind energy harvesting and help them build a quantitative understanding of this technique.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Shock and Vibration	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1155/2017/3585972	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Acoustics	en_US
dc.title	Toward Small-Scale Wind Energy Harvesting: Design, Enhancement, Performance Comparison, and Applicability	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2017	en_US
utslib.for	0913 Mechanical Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	2017	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Liya Zhao and Yaowen Yang. The concept of harvesting ambient energy as an alternative power supply for electronic systems like remote sensors to avoid replacement of depleted batteries has been enthusiastically investigated over the past few years. Wind energy is a potential power source which is ubiquitous in both indoor and outdoor environments. The increasing research interests have resulted in numerous techniques on small-scale wind energy harvesting, and a rigorous and quantitative comparison is necessary to provide the academic community a guideline. This paper reviews the recent advances on various wind power harvesting techniques ranging between cm-scaled wind turbines and windmills, harvesters based on aeroelasticities, and those based on turbulence and other types of working principles, mainly from a quantitative perspective. The merits, weaknesses, and applicability of different prototypes are discussed in detail. Also, efficiency enhancing methods are summarized from two aspects, that is, structural modification aspect and interface circuit improvement aspect. Studies on integrating wind energy harvesters with wireless sensors for potential practical uses are also reviewed. The purpose of this paper is to provide useful guidance to researchers from various disciplines interested in small-scale wind energy harvesting and help them build a quantitative understanding of this technique.

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