The use of structural health monitoring in the aerospace industry has many benefits including improved safety, reduced maintenance and extended aircraft lifecycles. A major focus of current research in this area is the development of wireless sensor nodes' which rely on batteries as a power source, severely limiting the product lifespan. This paper presents the results of work carried out to examine the feasibility of replacing or supplementing existing battery power supplies using thermoelectric energy conversion from ambient temperature differences in aircraft. An average power demand of 1 mW over a typical sensor duty cycle is identified for current wireless sensor hardware. Temperature differentials between the wing fuel tanks and external air are determined and a theoretical model for thermoelectric energy harvesting potential is developed. Results indicate that average power outputs sufficient for the intended application of 6.6 mW to 22 mW could be achieved during flight, based on a commercially available thermoelectric module of 30x30x4.1mm. An experimental investigation of the performance of this module when subjected to appropriate temperature conditions, using a Ranque-Hilshe vortex tube to generate easily controlled temperatures to -25 deg C is described. Excellent consistency is demonstrated between theoretical predictions and experimental results, confirming the accuracy of the theoretical model.


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    Titel :

    Thermoelectric energy harvesting for wireless sensor systems in aircraft


    Beteiligte:
    Featherston, C.A. (Autor:in) / Holford, K.M. (Autor:in) / Waring, G. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2009


    Format / Umfang :

    8 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 9 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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