Feasibility Study of Micro-Wind Turbines for Powering Wireless Sensors on a Cable-Stayed Bridge

Energies

Jong-Woong Park¹  Hyung-Jo Jung¹  Hongki Jo² 

[1] Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea; E-Mail:;Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana and Champaign, IL 61801, USA; E-Mails:

关键词: micro-wind turbine;    wind power;    wireless sensor;    structural health monitoring;    energy harvesting;    wind energy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en5093450

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In this study, the feasibility of using micro-wind turbines to power wireless sensors on a cable-stayed bridge is comprehensively investigated. To this end, the wind environment around a bridge onto which a turbine is installed is examined, as is the power consumption of a wireless sensor. Feasible alternators and rotors are then carefully selected to make an effective small wind generator (known as a micro-wind turbine). Using the three specially selected micro-wind turbines, a series of experiments was conducted to find the turbine best able to generate the largest amount of power. Finally, a horizontal-axis micro-wind turbine with a six-blade rotor was combined with a wireless sensor to validate experimentally its actual power-charging capability. It is demonstrated that the micro-wind turbine can generate sufficient electricity to power a wireless sensor under moderate wind conditions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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