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Design of Autonomous Independent Power System for USN Sensor Node Using Power CT

Power CT를 이용한 USN 센서노드용 자율독립전원 시스템 설계

  • Received : 2018.11.16
  • Accepted : 2018.12.14
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

In wireless sensor network technology, which has been applied to various fields, the power supply and the power management of sensors are the most important issues. For this reason, a new concept of power supply and power management device is required. In this paper, we developed an autonomous independent power supply system that supplies the stable power to a sensor node without an additional external input by applying the energy harvesting technology using the electromagnetic induction principle by utilizing the current flowing in the transmission line. The proposed autonomous independent power supply system consists of a power supply using Power CT and a power management system including a charging circuit. The power management device uses a voltage limiter circuit and a monitoring circuit of charging voltage and current to ensure the safety of charging of the battery. In order to verify the performance of the proposed system, we applied it to the SVL diagnostic system and confirmed that it operates stably.

다양한 분야에 적용이 확대되고 있는 무선 센서 네트워크 기술은 센서들의 전력공급 및 전원관리 문제가 가장 큰 핵심이 되고 있다. 이러한 이유에서 새로운 개념의 전력공급장치와 전원관리장치가 요구된다. 이에 본 논문에서는 송전선에 흐르는 전류를 이용하여 전자기유도 원리에 의한 에너지 하베스팅 기술을 적용하여 별도의 외부 입력 없이 센서노드에 안정적인 전력을 공급하는 자율독립전원 시스템을 개발하였다. 제안한 자율독립전원 시스템은 Power CT를 활용한 전력공급장치와 충전회로를 포함한 전원관리장치로 구성되었다. 전원관리장치는 배터리의 충전의 안전성을 확보하기 위하여 전압제한회로, 충전전압/전류 모니터링 회로를 적용하였다. 제안된 시스템의 성능검증을 위하여 SVL진단장치에 적용하여 실험한 결과 안정적으로 운용됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

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Supported by : 중소벤처기업부

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