Comparison of methods for static charge energy harvesting on aircraft

M. E. Kiziroglou; Th. Becker; E. M. Yeatman; U. Schmid; J. W. Evans; P. K. Wright

doi:10.1117/12.2264890

30 May 2017 Comparison of methods for static charge energy harvesting on aircraft

M. E. Kiziroglou, Th. Becker, E. M. Yeatman, U. Schmid, J. W. Evans, P. K. Wright

Proceedings Volume 10246, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VIII; 102460X (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2264890
Event: SPIE Microtechnologies, 2017, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

In this paper, the possibility of using the static charge that accumulates on aircraft during flight as a source to power monitoring sensors is examined. The assessed methods include using a pair of materials with different air-flow charging rates, contact discharging of the fuselage to neutral metallic bodies, charge motion induction by the fuselage field and inductive harvesting of fuselage-to-air corona discharges at static discharge wicks. The installation and potential advantages of each method are discussed. The feasibility of directly charging a storage capacitor from accumulated static charge is studied experimentally, demonstrating a voltage of 25V on a 25nF capacitor.

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M. E. Kiziroglou, Th. Becker, E. M. Yeatman, U. Schmid, J. W. Evans, and P. K. Wright "Comparison of methods for static charge energy harvesting on aircraft", Proc. SPIE 10246, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VIII, 102460X (30 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2264890

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