From preliminary design to prototyping and validation of energy harvester for shoes
| Autor: | Francesco Di Monaco, Elvio Bonisoli, Nicolo' Manca, Stefano Tornincasa, Maurizio Repetto |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Coupling
Engineering Design and optimization business.industry Mechanical Engineering Volume (computing) Computational Mechanics Mechanical engineering Track (rail transport) Magneto-mechanical generator Power (physics) Shoe mounted device Induction coil Engineering (all) Product development experimental application New product development Wireless Point (geometry) business Simulation |
| Zdroj: | Shock & Vibration, Aircraft/Aerospace, and Energy Harvesting, Volume 9 ISBN: 9783319152325 |
| Popis: | Powering a remote wireless sensor is a challenging task if batteries are not suitable or enough capacious and their substitution is not feasible. In this project a remote wireless sensor is placed inside training shoes with the aim to collect and transmit data to evaluate and track the performance of an athlete. The primary energy source is the impact between the shoe and the ground while walking or running. The harvester has been designed by means of a multi-physics optimization based on an integrated electromagnetic-mechanical-electric-electronic simulator. Thus an automated optimization of the device with respect to volume constraints, magnets dimensions, induction coils placement and sizes and electric/electronic coupling have been performed to increase the average power extracted from the device at different speeds. These parameters are used as starting point for the product development phase in order to obtain a consistent number of prototypes and validate the simulations on these physical demonstrators. Finally, experimental outcomes evince the expected performance and a more than satisfactory agreement with the models, confirming the feasibility of the application. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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