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MICROPOWER
SYSTEMSBy:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Topics
• Driving forces for micro power systems
• Energy scavenging/ collecting systems
• Energy reservoir/ power generation systems
What is Micro Power??• Generation of small amounts of
electricity from sources close to where it's used.
• Eliminates the need for both excess production by the traditional generating stations powered by coal, oil or nuclear power, and transmission grids to deliver that power.
Why Micro Power Now??
Why Micro Power ??• renewable, on the site
energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• plan not to replace the traditional electrical grid
• providing reliable service in remote communities
• waste energy scavenger concepts
Energy Scavenging Areas
1.Solar/Ambient Light
2.Temperature Gradients 3.Human Power
4.Air Flow 5.Pressure Gradients 6.Vibrations
Solar and Ambient Light
• Sources– Noon on a sunny day -
100 mW/cm2
– Office Lights: 7.2 mW/cm2
• Collectors– SC Silicon
• 15% - 30% efficient– Poly-Silicon
• 10% - 15% efficient– Photoelectric Dyes
• 5% to 10% efficient
Solar Powered Pico Radio Node
• Solar Photo Voltaic (solar PV) is the direct conversion of solar energy into electricity
• They are formed using semi-conductor materials like Si
• Light energy bounces the electrons away from their atoms † flow of electrons † current
Solar PV Arrays
• Solar Photo Voltaic (solar PV) is the direct conversion of solar energy into electricity
• They are formed using semi-conductor materials like Si
• Light energy bounces the electrons away from their atoms † flow of electrons † current
Solar PV Arrays
Temperature Gradients
• Exploit gradients due to waste heat / ambient temp – Maximum power =
Carnot efficiency– 10˚C differential = (308K –298K) /308 =
3.2%– Through silicon this
can be up to 110 mW/cm2
• Methods– Thermoelectric
(Seebeck effect) ~ 40µW/cm2 @ 10˚C
– Piezo thermo engine ~ 1 mW/mm2
(theoretical)
Piezo thermo engine
• Autonomous nodes can only become reality when research on ultra-low-power electronics and micro-
power generators join forces • Thermal energy scavengers that use Seebeck effect
to transform the temperature difference between the environment and the human body into electricity
• Generators are mounted on a bracelet - 150μW • Bismuth telluride thermoelectric block, consisting of
about 3000 thermocouples
• Flexible wireless sensor module attached to this bracelet and powered by the thermoelectric generator
Air Flow• Power output/
efficiencies vary with velocity and motors
• Applications exist where average air flow may be on the order of 5 m/s
– At 100% efficiency ~1 mW
• MEMS turbines may be viable
Pressure Gradients• Using ambient pressure
variations–On a given day, for a change of .2
inches Hg, density on the order of nW/cm3
• Manipulating temperature– Using 1 cm3 of helium, assuming
10˚C and ideal gas behavior, ~ µW/cm3
• No active research on pressure gradient manipulation
Micro Heat Engines• MEMS scale parts for
small scale engine– 1 cm3 volume– 13.9 W– Poor transient
properties• Micro size heat engine
– ICE’s, thermoelectrics, thermoionics, thermo photo voltaics via controlled combustion
– Meant for microscale applications with high power needs
• Solar Photo Voltaic (solar PV) is the direct conversion of solar energy into electricity
• They are formed using semi-conductor materials like Si
• Light energy bounces the electrons away from their atoms † flow of electrons † current
Solar PV Arrays
Temperature Gradients
• Exploit gradients due to waste heat / ambient temp – Maximum power =
Carnot efficiency– 10˚C differential = (308K –298K) /308 =
3.2%– Through silicon this
can be up to 110 mW/cm2
• Methods– Thermoelectric
(Seebeck effect) ~ 40µW/cm2 @ 10˚C
– Piezo thermo engine ~ 1 mW/mm2
(theoretical)
Piezo thermo engine
Human Power
• Burning 10.5 MJ a day– Average power dissipation of 121 W
• Areas of Exploitation– Foot
• Using energy absorbed by shoe when stepping
• 330 µW/cm2 obtained through MIT study– Skin
• Temperature gradients, up to 15˚C– Blood
• Panasonic, Japan demonstrated electrochemically converting glucose
• Autonomous nodes can only become reality when research on ultra-low-power electronics and micro-
power generators join forces • Thermal energy scavengers that use Seebeck effect
to transform the temperature difference between the environment and the human body into electricity
• Generators are mounted on a bracelet - 150μW • Bismuth telluride thermoelectric block, consisting of
about 3000 thermocouples
• Flexible wireless sensor module attached to this bracelet and powered by the thermoelectric generator
Air Flow• Power output/
efficiencies vary with velocity and motors
• Applications exist where average air flow may be on the order of 5 m/s
– At 100% efficiency ~1 mW
• MEMS turbines may be viable
Pressure Gradients• Using ambient pressure
variations–On a given day, for a change of .2
inches Hg, density on the order of nW/cm3
• Manipulating temperature– Using 1 cm3 of helium, assuming
10˚C and ideal gas behavior, ~ µW/cm3
• No active research on pressure gradient manipulation
Energy Reservoirs/Power Generation
BatteriesFuel CellsCapacitorsHeat EnginesRadioactive Sources
Batteries
• Macro Batteries - too big
Zinc air (3500 J/cm3), Alkaline (1800 J/cm3),Lithium (1000 - 2880 J/cm3)
• Micro Batteries - on the way
– Lithium(i) Thin film Li (1-D micro scale, 2-D
macro scale )(ii) 3-D Lithium Ion (in initial stages)
– Ni/ NaOH /Zn
MEMS Fuel Cell• Current Generation
– Toshiba 1 cm3 hydrogen reactor
– Produces 1watt• Next Generation
– Planar Arrays• Fraunhofer - 100
mW/cm2
• Stanford - > 40 mW/cm2 (more room for improvement)
Stanford University
Fraunhofer
Capacitors• Capacitors– Energy density too low to be a real
secondary storage component
• Ultra capacitors– Energy density on order of 75 J/cm3
–Work being done to shrink them
Micro Heat Engines• MEMS scale parts for
small scale engine– 1 cm3 volume– 13.9 W– Poor transient
properties• Micro size heat engine
– ICE’s, thermoelectrics, thermoionics, thermo photo voltaics via controlled combustion
– Meant for microscale applications with high power needs
Radioactive Approaches!!
• High theoretical energy density
• Power density inversely proportional to half life
• Demonstrated power on the order of nanowatts
• Environmental concerns
CONCLUSION• Produce high quality competitive
R&D • Micropower: The Next Electrical
Era • Emergency Micro-Power Systems• Squeezed every wasted kilowatt-
hour or leaking calorie of heat out of our homes and businesses
REFERENCES• terrain.org• powerconnect.com• micropower-connect.org• the-infoshop.com
THANK YOU