Feasibility study of wind generator for smart wireless sensor node in cable-stayed bridge

Jong-Woong Park; Hyung-Jo Jung; Hongki Jo; Shinae Jang; Billie F. Spencer Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.853600

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1 April 2010 Feasibility study of wind generator for smart wireless sensor node in cable-stayed bridge

Jong-Woong Park, Hyung-Jo Jung, Hongki Jo, Shinae Jang, Billie F. Spencer Jr.

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Proceedings Volume 7647, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2010; 764747 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853600
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Long-term structural health monitoring (SHM) systems using wireless smart sensors for civil infrastructures such as cable-stayed bridges has been researched due to its cost-effectiveness and ease of installation. Wireless smart sensors are usually powered by high capacity batteries because they consume low power. However, theses batteries require regular replacements for long-term continuous and stable operation. To overcome this limitation of wireless smart sensor-based SHM, considerable attention has been recently paid to alternative power sources such as solar power and vibration-based energy harvesting. Another promising alternative ambient energy source might be a wind-generated power; in particular, it can be very useful for structures in windy area such as coastal and mountainous area. In this study, the feasibility of the wind-powered generation for wireless smart senor nodes is investigated by through experimental and analytical approaches, and the possibility of practical application to actual SHM system of a cable-stayed bridge is discussed.

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Jong-Woong Park, Hyung-Jo Jung, Hongki Jo, Shinae Jang, and Billie F. Spencer Jr. "Feasibility study of wind generator for smart wireless sensor node in cable-stayed bridge", Proc. SPIE 7647, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2010, 764747 (1 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853600

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