Milliwatt power supply by dynamic thermoelectric harvesting
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Conference Paper
Abstract
In this work we demonstrate a power supply that collects thermal energy from temperature fluctuations in time, to provide regulated power in the milliwatt range. It is based on the dynamic thermoelectric energy harvesting concept, in which a phase change material is used to store heat and create spatial heat flow from temperature transients. A simple, cost-effective and reproducible fabrication method is employed, based on 3D printing and off-the-shelf components. The harvester is integrated with a commercial power management module and supercapacitor storage. Output energy up to 2 J is demonstrated from temperature cycles corresponding to avionic applications. The demonstration includes harvesting while powering a 10 kΩ analogue voltmeter directly from the supercapacitor, including during cold-starting.
Date Issued
2019-01-01
Date Acceptance
2018-09-05
Citation
Journal of Physics : Conference Series, 2019, pp.1-4
ISSN
1742-6588
Publisher
Institute of Physics (IoP)
Start Page
1
End Page
4
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Physics : Conference Series
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Sponsor
Clean Sky Joint Undertaking
Identifier
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1407/1/012098
Grant Number
785495
Source
PowerMEMS 2018
Subjects
0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
0204 Condensed Matter Physics
0299 Other Physical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2018-12-04
Finish Date
2018-12-07
Coverage Spatial
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Date Publish Online
2019-01-01