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

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  • Jong-Woong Park

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea)

  • Hyung-Jo Jung

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea)

  • Hongki Jo

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana and Champaign, IL 61801, USA)

  • Billie F. Spencer

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana and Champaign, IL 61801, USA)

Abstract

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.

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  • Jong-Woong Park & Hyung-Jo Jung & Hongki Jo & Billie F. Spencer, 2012. "Feasibility Study of Micro-Wind Turbines for Powering Wireless Sensors on a Cable-Stayed Bridge," Energies, MDPI, vol. 5(9), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:5:y:2012:i:9:p:3450-3464:d:19901
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    1. Shen, Zhicheng & Yao, Yao & Wang, Qiliang & Lu, Lin & Yang, Hongxing, 2023. "A novel micro power generation system to efficiently harvest hydroelectric energy for power supply to water intelligent networks of urban water pipelines," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 268(C).
    2. In-Ho Kim & Byeong-Ryong Kim & Yeon-Jae Yang & Seon-Jun Jang, 2022. "Parametric Study on Ducted Micro Wind Energy Harvester," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-12, January.
    3. Rosario Lanzafame & Stefano Mauro & Michele Messina & Sebastian Brusca, 2020. "Development and Validation of CFD 2D Models for the Simulation of Micro H-Darrieus Turbines Subjected to High Boundary Layer Instabilities," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-23, October.

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