Research on a power management system for thermoelectric generators to drive wireless sensors on a spindle unit

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 12701-12714

  Li, Sheng ^a   Yao, Xinhua ^b   Fu, Jianzhong ^b  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Power management system; Spindle; Thermoelectric generator; Wireless sensor

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; GRINDING (MACHINING); SENSORS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SPINDLE; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; WIRELESS SENSOR;

POWER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84904440802     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140712701     Document Type: Article

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