Power Supply of Wireless Sensors Based on Energy Conversion of Separated Gas Flows by Thermoelectrochemical Cells

Denis Artyukhov, Nikolay Gorshkov, Maria Vikulova, Nikolay Kiselev, Artem Zemtsov and Ivan Artyukhov
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Denis Artyukhov: Department of Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov, 410054 Saratov, Russia
Nikolay Gorshkov: Department of Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov, 410054 Saratov, Russia
Maria Vikulova: Department of Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov, 410054 Saratov, Russia
Nikolay Kiselev: Department of Functional Nanosystems and High-Temperature Materials, National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», 119049 Moscow, Russia
Artem Zemtsov: Department of Power Supply for Industrial Enterprises, Samara State Technical University, Syzran Branch, 446001 Syzran, Russia
Ivan Artyukhov: Department of Power and Electrical Engineering, Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov, 410054 Saratov, Russia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: This article deals with the creation of a power supply system of wireless sensors which take measurements and transmit data at time intervals, the duration of which is considerably less than the activation period of sensors. The specific feature of the power supply system is the combined use of devices based on various physical phenomena. Electrical energy is generated by thermoelectrochemical cells. The temperature gradient on the sides of these cells is created by a vortex tube. A special boost DC/DC converter provides an increase in the output voltage of thermoelectrochemical cells up to the voltage that is necessary to power electronic devices. A supercapacitor is used to store energy in the time intervals between sensor activation. A study of an experimental sample of the power supply system for wireless sensors was conducted. Using the model in MATLAB + Simulink program, the possibility and conditions for creating the considered system for a particular type of wireless sensor were shown.

Keywords: thermoelectrochemical cell; waste heat harvesting; vortex tube; wireless sensors network; efficiency; DC/DC converter; energy storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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