KR20130029975A - Apparatus for stray electric field energy harvesting and supplying electric power of sensor network - Google Patents
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TECHNICAL FIELD The technical field relates to sensor stray field energy harvesting devices, power supply devices of sensor networks.
Recently, as the field of ubiquitous wireless sensor network (USN) has developed, many sensors have been installed in various places such as streets, houses, buildings, automobiles to realize 'Smart environments'. From smart home system based on communication distance of several meters to structure health monitoring system based on communication distance of tens of meters, tens to hundreds of wireless sensors are installed and information is collected and transmitted .
Generally, a power source of various wireless sensor nodes constituting such a wireless sensor network is obtained from a power line of 220V. Additional devices such as SMPS are needed to extract the DC voltage needed to drive the wireless sensor nodes on the 220V power line. Therefore, many wireless sensor nodes use the battery as a power source device in which the additional device is not required.
However, a battery used by a plurality of wireless sensor nodes has a problem that needs to be replaced at regular intervals depending on whether the battery is discharged.
The present invention provides a device for harvesting electric field energy by wrapping a conductor on a power line.
The present invention also provides a harvested field energy to the sensor node, to provide an apparatus for use as a power source of the wireless sensor node.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a device that can determine whether the power line is energized in accordance with the harvested field energy.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the conductor portion surrounding the outer periphery of the power line to occupy a predetermined area of the power line; And a harvesting circuit unit for rectifying the voltage generated by the stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor unit, and storing the rectified voltage.
The harvesting circuit unit is a rectifying unit for converting an AC voltage generated by the stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor into a DC voltage, energy for storing the rectified DC voltage and providing the stored DC voltage to the sensor node. It may include an accumulator.
The energy storage unit may be a capacitor having a storage capacity of DC voltage to be provided to the sensor node.
The charging voltage of the energy accumulator may be proportional to an area of the conductor surrounding the power line.
The conductor unit may generate stray capacitance for each of a hot line and a ground line of the power line.
The conductor portion may be configured to surround the outer circumference of the power line in a cylindrical shape.
The conductor unit may include a first conductor that generates the live wire and the first stray capacitance C 1 , and a second conductor that generates the ground line and the second stray capacitance C 2 of the power line.
The conductor portion may be configured to cover a part of the outer circumferential surface of the power line with a predetermined length and area.
The ground of the harvesting circuit part may be a plate ground to which a thin metal plate is connected.
The present invention also relates to a plate-shaped conductor portion covering a portion of an insulated coated power line including a live wire and a ground wire, and a voltage generated by the first stray capacitance C1 and the second stray capacitance C2 generated between the power line and the conductor. Rectifier for rectifying the energy storage unit for storing the rectified voltage, and providing the stored voltage to the sensor node.
The conductor unit may include a first conductor generating a live line and a first stray capacitance of the power line, and a second conductor generating a ground line and a second stray capacitance of the power line.
In another aspect, the present invention is a conductor portion surrounding a portion of the power line except the portion of the power line attached or buried, rectification unit for rectifying the voltage generated by the stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor portion, the rectified And an energy accumulator for storing the voltage and providing the stored voltage to the sensor node.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a sensor node constituting a sensor network, a power supply unit for receiving a voltage generated and charged through a power line, a conductor unit wound around the power line and a harvesting circuit unit, and providing the charged voltage to a sensor; A sensor unit for collecting sensor data, and a transmission unit for transmitting the collected data to the data collection unit every predetermined time.
In another aspect, the present invention charges the voltage generated by the conductor portion surrounding the outer periphery of the power line to occupy a predetermined area of the power line, the stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor portion, the power line according to the charged voltage value It includes an energization detecting unit for determining whether or not the electricity.
The energization detecting unit is a harvesting circuit for charging a voltage generated by the stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor unit, a memory unit for storing the energizing voltage value according to the charged voltage value, according to the charged voltage value It may include a control unit for determining the energized voltage value.
The energization sensing unit may further include a display unit for displaying an energizing voltage value according to the charged voltage value.
The harvesting circuit unit is a rectifying unit for converting the AC voltage generated by the stray flux generated between the power line and the conductor into a DC voltage, storing the rectified DC voltage, and providing the stored DC voltage to the sensor node It may include an energy accumulator.
The conductor portion may be configured to surround the outer circumference of the power line in a cylindrical shape.
The conductor part includes a plate-shaped first conductor and a second conductor covering a portion of the power line including the live wire and the ground wire, wherein the first conductor generates the live wire and the first stray capacitance of the power line, and the second conductor. May generate a ground line and a second stray capacitance of the power line.
The conductor part may be in the form of surrounding the power line except for a part attached to or embedded in the surface when a portion of the power line is attached or embedded in the surface.
According to embodiments of the present invention, a separate power applying device is not required at the sensor node of the wireless sensor network.
In addition, according to embodiments of the present invention, the installation position of the sensor node constituting the sensor network is not limited.
In addition, according to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to easily check whether the power line is energized without removing the cover of the covered power line.
1 is a diagram illustrating an equivalent circuit for powering a sensor network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a mode of wrapping a conductor on a power line according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a graph showing an average power amount according to whether grounding of a harvesting circuit unit and grounding of a power line according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a graph showing the average amount of power according to the ground connection state of the harvesting circuit unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a graph illustrating an average amount of power according to a length of a conductor wound around a power line according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram of a sensor node constituting a sensor network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram for explaining a configuration for detecting whether or not a power line is energized according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating an energy collection amount using a fractal antenna according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a graph showing an energy collection amount according to a type of a fractal antenna according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a graph showing the amount of collected energy according to the antenna according to the embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a diagram illustrating an equivalent circuit for powering a sensor network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention provides an energy collection device for providing a sensor node constituting a sensor network includes a
The
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When the aluminum foil is wound on the
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The rectifying
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2 is a view for explaining a mode of wrapping a conductor on a power line according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a conductor enclosing a power line may have various shapes according to the state or position of the power line.
2 (a) is an exemplary view showing a cylindrical wrap around the
2B illustrates a state in which the
2C is an example of a form in which the conductor 1110 is covered on the outer periphery of the
When a part of the
2 (c), if the power line is buried and is not exposed to the outside, a
The example of FIG. 2 (d) is an example in which the
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the conductor may have various shapes surrounding or covering the power line according to the position or state where the power line is installed.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the power line is wrapped or covered. However, the conductor may include a wire or an antenna.
3 is a graph showing an average power amount depending on whether a grounding of a harvesting circuit and a grounding connection of a power line according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, when the length of the
The
On the other hand, when the
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The amount of current stored in the
4 is a graph showing an average power amount according to a ground connection state of a harvesting circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 4, in the embodiment of the present invention, when nothing is connected to the ground of the hoisting circuit part 150 (No Ground, NG), when it is connected only to general wire (Wire Ground, WG) For example, the plate ground (PG) is connected using a wire connected with a thin metal plate (3 * 4 cm).
As shown in the graph of FIG. 4, the average current amount collected in the NG state is 93 mA, and the average current in the WG state is 210 mA. However, in order to reduce the contact resistance by enlarging the contact surface with the ground such as the concrete floor, the average current of the PG state using the metal thin plate is 700 mA.
Therefore, when the
5 is a graph illustrating an average current amount according to a length of a conductor wound around a power line according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 5, it is an average current amount when the length of the foil wound around a 220V power line is varied by using a PG circuit.
As the length of the foil wound on the
6 is a block diagram of a sensor node constituting a sensor network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 6, the
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7 is a diagram for explaining a configuration for detecting whether or not a power line is energized according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7, in another embodiment of the present invention, a
As shown in FIG. 2, the
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For example, if the voltage value stored in the harvesting circuit is 5V, the voltage value applied to the
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FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating an energy collection amount using a fractal antenna according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 8, a fractal antenna according to another embodiment of the present invention exhibits a change amount as the energy collection time increases or decreases in a 100 nF capacitor.
8 (a) shows the energy collection amount of the speared
The graph of FIG. 8 (b) shows the energy collection amount of the
The first and second flectal antennas may be configured such that the number of radiators constituting the antenna is different. In the embodiment of the present invention, the second flectal antenna will be described as an example where the number of radiators constituting the antenna is larger than that of the first flectal antenna.
Therefore, as shown in the graphs (a) and (b), the amount of energy collected by the fractal antenna is greater than that of the lead antenna. In addition, in the first and second flectal antennas, the second flectal antenna having a larger number of radiators has a higher energy collection amount than the first flectal antenna.
FIG. 9 is a graph showing an energy collection amount according to a type of a fractal antenna according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 9, the graph of FIG. 9 is a graph showing an energy collection amount using a hard flectal antenna illustrated in FIG. 8 and an energy collection amount using a flexible fractal antenna.
Shows the amount of energy change when the time of stray energy collection amount is increased in a 100 nF capacitor using a hardflectal antenna and a flexible antenna having the same type of fractal antenna structure.
As a result, the amount of energy that the flexible antenna collects for a predetermined time is larger than that of the conventional hardflective antenna. Even when the flexible antenna is bent, it appears that it can collect energy similar to the expanded state.
10 is a graph showing the amount of collected energy according to the antenna according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 10, the graph of FIG. 10 shows the amount of stray energy collected for a predetermined period of time using a flexible flexible antenna, a flexible flexible antenna, a hard fractal antenna, a lead antenna, and a TV antenna.
As shown in FIG. 10, the flexible fractal antenna indicates that the stray energy collection amount for the predetermined time is the highest. Also, it is shown that the antennas having a broad band of the fractal have a higher amount of stray energy to be collected.
Therefore, the collection of stray energy may be different depending on the state or kind of the conductor. While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. This is possible.
Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.
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A harvesting circuit unit for rectifying the voltage generated by the stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor unit and storing the rectified voltage;
The power supply of the sensor network.
The harvesting circuitry
A rectifier for converting an AC voltage generated by stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor into a DC voltage;
An energy accumulator for storing the rectified DC voltage and providing the stored DC voltage to the sensor node;
The power supply of the sensor network.
The energy accumulator
And a capacitor having a storage capacity of a DC voltage to be provided to the sensor node.
The power supply of the sensor network.
The charging voltage of the energy storage unit is proportional to the area of the conductor surrounding the power line.
The power supply of the sensor network.
The conductor part
Generating stray capacitance for each of the hot line and the ground line of the power line.
The power supply of the sensor network.
The conductor part
The power supply device of the sensor network surrounding the outer periphery of the power line in a cylindrical shape.
The conductor part
And a first conductor generating the live line and the first stray capacitance C 1 of the power line, and a second conductor generating the ground line and the second stray capacitance C 2 of the power line.
The power supply of the sensor network.
The conductor part
And a power supply device of the sensor network covering the outer circumferential surface of the power line to have a predetermined length and an area.
The grounding of the harvesting circuit portion is
The power supply of the sensor network, characterized in that the metal plate is connected to the ground (Plate Ground).
A rectifier for rectifying the voltage generated by the first stray capacitance C1 and the second stray capacitance C2 generated between the power line and the conductor;
An energy accumulator for storing the rectified voltage and providing the stored voltage to a sensor node;
The power supply of the sensor network.
The conductor part
A first conductor generating a live line and a first stray capacitance of the power line and a second conductor generating a ground line and a second stray capacitance of the power line
The power supply of the sensor network.
A rectifier for rectifying the voltage generated by the stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor portion;
An energy accumulator for storing the rectified voltage and providing the stored voltage to a sensor node;
The power supply of the sensor network.
A power supply unit configured to receive a voltage generated and charged through a power line, a conductor unit wound around the power line, and a harvesting circuit unit, and provide the charging voltage to a sensor;
A sensor unit for collecting sensor data;
A transmitter for transmitting the collected data to a data collector every predetermined time;
The power supply of the sensor network.
An energization detector configured to charge a voltage generated by stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor, and determine whether the power line is energized according to the charged voltage value;
Power supply comprising a.
The energization sensing unit
A harvesting circuit for charging a voltage generated by the stray capacitance generated between the power line and the conductor portion;
A memory unit for storing an energizing voltage value according to the charged voltage value;
A controller for determining an energized voltage value according to the charged voltage value;
Power supply comprising a.
The energization sensing unit
A display unit for displaying an energizing voltage value according to the charged voltage value,
Further comprising:
The harvesting circuitry
A rectifier for converting an AC voltage generated by stray flux generated between the power line and the conductor into a DC voltage;
An energy accumulator for storing the rectified DC voltage and providing the stored DC voltage to the sensor node;
Power supply comprising a.
The conductor part
And a power supply line surrounding the outer periphery of the power line.
The conductor part
It comprises a plate-shaped first conductor and a second conductor covering a portion of the power line including the live wire and ground wire,
The first conductor generates a live line and a first stray capacitance of the power line, and the second conductor generates a ground line and a second stray capacitance of the power line.
Power supply.
The conductor part
When a part of the power line is attached to or embedded in the surface,
Power supply.
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