• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.105-116
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• 2019

Recently, there has been an increase in research on wireless sensor networks (WSNs) because they are easy to deploy in applications such as internet-of-things (IoT) and body area networks. However, WSNs have constraints in terms of power, quality-of-service (QoS), computation, and others. To overcome the power constraint issues, wireless energy harvesting has been introduced into WSNs, the application of which has been the focus of many studies. Additionally, to improve system performance in terms of achievable rate, cooperative networks are also being explored in WSNs. We present a review on current research in the area of energy harvesting in WSNs, specifically on the application of simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) in a cooperative sensor network. In addition, we discuss possible future extensions of SWIPT and cooperative networks in WSNs.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.149-152
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 에너지 하베스팅 (Energy Harvesting) 기술을 적용한 BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) 비콘에서 전력 관리를 위한 PMIC (Power Management IC)의 출력 전압을 일정하게 유지하기 위한 방안을 연구하였다. 에너지 하베스팅 장치에서 제공되는 에너지를 확보하고 저장하기 위한 축전 장치로 캐패시터를 사용하였고, 주어진 Advertising Interval에서 BLE 모듈에 일정한 전압을 제공하기 위한 최적의 캐패시턴스를 분석하였다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2014

PURPOSES : An conventional method for electric power generation is converting thermal energy into mechanical energy then to electrical energy. Due to environmental issues such as global warming related with $CO_2$ emission etc., were the limiting factor for the energy resources which resulting in extensive research and novel technologies are required to generate electric power. Thermal energy harvesting using thermoelectric generator is one of energy harvesting technologies due to diverse advantages for new green technology. This paper presents a possibility of application of the thermoelectric generator's application in the direct exchange of waste solar energy into electrical power in road space. METHODS : To measure generated electric power of the thermoelectric generator, data logger was adopted as function of experimental factors such as using cooling sink, connection methods etc. Also, the thermoelectric generator、s behavior at low ambient temperature was investigated as measurement of output voltage vs. elapsed times. RESULTS : A few temperature difference between top an bottom of the thermoelectric generator is generated electric voltage. Components of an electrical circuit can be connected in various ways. The two simplest of these are called series and parallel and occur so open. Series shows slightly better performance in this study. An installation of cooling sink in the thermoelectric generator system was enhanced the output of power voltage. CONCLUSIONS : In this paper, a basic concepts of thermoelectric power generation is presented and applications of the thermoelectric generator to waste solar energy in road is estimated for green energy harvesting technology. The possibility of usage of thermoelectric technology for road facilities was found under the ambient thermal gradient between two surfaces of the thermoelectric module. An experiment results provide a testimony of the feasibility of the proposed environmental energy harvesting technology on the road facilities.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2005

In order to harvest power in an efficient manner from a micro piezoelectric (PZT) device for charging the battery of a remote system, a new AC/DC resonant pulse power converter is proposed. The proposed power converter has two stages in the power conversion process. The first stage includes N-type MOSFET full bridge rectifier. The second stage includes a boost converter having an N-type MOSFET and a P-type MOSFET. MOSFETs work in the $1^{st}$ or $3^{rd}$ quadrant region. A small inductor for the boost converter is assigned in order to make the size of the power converter as small as possible, which makes the on-interval of the MOSFET switch of the boost converter ultimately short. Due to this short on-interval, the parasitic junction capacitances of MOSFETs affect the performance of the power converter system. In this paper, the performance of the new converter is analytically and experimentally evaluated with consideration of the parasitic capacitance of switching devices.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.560-565
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• 2011

This paper proposes the design of micro energy harvesting system by using thermoplastic polyurethane(TPU), which harvests electric energy from the kinetic energy of pedestrian and drives the desired load, and applied it to the self-generating shoes. Also, we designed the buck-boost converter in discontinuous conduction mode(DCM) which functions as a resistor emulator(RE) such that converter's average input current is proportional to input voltage, and it results in transfer of maximum power to buck-boost converter according to control behavior that converter's input resistance is matched with TPU's internal resistance. Therefore, this paper confirms the validity of proposed control scheme and possibility of application for self-generating shoes, from the obtained characteristic of designed micro energy harvesting system by using a TPU and buck-boost converter in DCM.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.579-587
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• 2017

Spaceborne cryocoolers produce undesirable micro-vibration disturbances during their on-orbit operation, which are a primary source of image-quality degradation for high-resolution observation satellites. Therefore, to comply with the strict mission requirement of high-quality image acquisition, micro-vibration disturbances induced by cooler operation have always been subjected to an isolation objective. However, in this study, we focused on the applicability of energy harvesting technology to generate electrical energy from micro-vibration energy of the cooler and investigated the feasibility of utilizing harvested energy as a power source to operate low-power-consumption devices such as micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) devices. A tuned mass damper (TMD)-type electromagnetic energy harvester combined with a conventional passive vibration isolator was proposed to achieve this objective. The system performs the dual functions of electrical energy generation and micro-vibration isolation. The effectiveness of the strategy was evaluated through numerical simulations.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.222-230
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 유체의 와류 현상을 이용한 에너지 하베스팅 회로의 전력을 분석하였다. 와류를 전기 에너지로 바꾸기 위한 소자로 PVDF(Polyvinylidene fluoride) 압전 센서를 사용하였으며, 전력 분석을 위해 잘 알려진 브리지 다이오드 정류 회로와 전력 변환 효율을 향상시키기 위해 다이오드 정류회로 입력단에 병렬 동기 스위치 회로를 접목한 P-SSHI(Parallel Synchronized Switch Harvesting on Inductor) 정류 회로를 사용하였다. 다이오드 및 P-SSHI 정류 회로의 출력 전력은 이론을 통해 분석하였고 실험을 통해 검증하였다. 공기에 의한 와류를 이용한 실험을 통해 P-SSHI 정류 회로의 전력효율이 69 % 증가됨을 확인하였다. 또한 수확된 와류 에너지를 슈퍼 커패시터에 저장하는 회로를 구현하여 2차 전지로써 활용이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2018

The spread of IoT (Internet of Things) technology that connects objects based on wired / wireless networks is accelerating, and IoT-based smart home technology that constitutes a super connected network connecting sensors and home appliances existing inside and outside the home is getting popular. In addition, demand for alternative energy technologies such as photovoltaic power generation is rapidly increasing due to rapid increase of consumption of energy resources. Recently, small solar power systems for general households as well as large solar power systems for installation in large buildings are being introduced, but they are effectively implemented due to limitations of small solar panels and lack of power management technology. In this paper, we have studied smart home structure and IoT / IoL device discovery algorithm for energy harvesting system based on photovoltaic power generation, It is possible to construct an efficient smart home system for device control.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.422-426
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• 2011

Piezoelectric materials can be used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. In this study, we investigated the possibility of harvesting from mechanical vibration force using a high efficient piezoelectric material-polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). A piezoelectric energy harvesting system consists of rectifier, filter capacitor, resistance. The experiments were carried out with impacting force to PVDF film with the thickness of 1 ${\mu}m$. The output power was measured with change in the load resistance value from 100 ${\Omega}$ to 2.2 $M{\Omega}$. The highest power was obtained under optimization by selection of suitable resistive load and capacitance. A power of 0.3082 ${\mu}W/mm^2$ was generated at the external vibration force of 5 N (10 Hz) across a 1 $M{\Omega}$ optimal resistor. Also, the maximum power of 0.345 ${\mu}W/mm^2$ was generated at 22 ${\mu}F$ and 1 $M{\Omega}$. The developed system was expected at a solution to overcome the critical problem of making up small size energy harvester.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.2627-2635
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 새로운 MPPT 제어기능을 갖는 빛에너지 하베스팅 회로를 제안한다. 기존의 빛 에너지 하베스팅 회로에서는 MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) 기능을 구현하기 위해 전력 변환기(power converter)를 동작시키기 위한 클록의 주파수나 듀티 싸이클(duty cycle)을 지속적으로 변화시키는 방법을 사용하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 전력변환기에 전력 공급을 위한 전력 스위치의 듀티 싸이클을 제어하여 MPPT 기능을 구현하는 새로운 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 회로는 $0.35{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정으로 설계 되었으며 칩 면적은 패드를 포함하여 $770{\mu}m{\times}800{\mu}m$이다.