Opportunities for energy harvesting in automobile factories

E. I. Adegoke; R. M. Edwards; Will Whittow; Axel Bindel; Marco Peca

doi:10.1117/12.2219170

15 April 2016 Opportunities for energy harvesting in automobile factories

E. I. Adegoke, R. M. Edwards, Will Whittow, Axel Bindel, Marco Peca

Proceedings Volume 9799, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2016; 97992N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219170
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

This paper investigates the opportunities of deploying distributed sensors within the manufacturing environment of a large scale automobile plant using energy harvesting techniques. Measurements were taken in three domains at the plant in order to characterize ambient energy. Due to the location of the plant, the RF power density for radio access technologies present varied between -127 dBm/cm² and -113 dBm/cm². The maximum temperature difference measured within accessible distance from machine parts on the production lines surveyed was 10°C. Indoor lighting was dominant at the plant via fluorescent tubes, with average irradiance of 1 W/m². The results obtained from this measurement campaign showed that indoor lighting was the most suitable ambient source for energy harvesting.

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E. I. Adegoke, R. M. Edwards, Will Whittow, Axel Bindel, and Marco Peca "Opportunities for energy harvesting in automobile factories", Proc. SPIE 9799, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2016, 97992N (15 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219170

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