Energy harvesting for sensors on using free-floating flaps

Conference paper (2013)

Authors

L.O. Bernhammer Wind Energy - Aerospace Engineering
R. De Breuker Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics - Aerospace Engineering
M. Karpel Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics - Aerospace Engineering , Technion
Research Group
Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2013

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Department

Aerospace Structures & Materials

Research Group

Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics

Abstract

In this paper, a novel configuration of an energy harvester for local sensing using limit cycle oscillations has been designed, modeled and tested. A wing section has been designed with two free-floating flaps. In the rotational axis of each flap a dynamo is mounted that converts the vibrational energy into electricity. It has been demonstrated numerically how a simple electronic system can be used to keep such a system at stable limit cycle oscillations by varying the resistance in the electric circuit. Additionally it was shown that the stability of the system is coupled to the charge of the battery, with increasing charge level leading to a less stable system.