TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wiegner, Jonas
A1  - Volker, Hanno
A1  - Mainz, Fabian
A1  - Backes, Andreas
A1  - Loeken, Michael
A1  - Hüning, Felix
T1  - Energy analysis of a wireless sensor node powered by a Wiegand sensor
JF  - Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems (JSSS)
N2  - This article describes an Internet of things (IoT) sensing device with a wireless interface which is powered by the energy-harvesting method of the Wiegand effect. The Wiegand effect, in contrast to continuous sources like photovoltaic or thermal harvesters, provides small amounts of energy discontinuously in pulsed mode. To enable an energy-self-sufficient operation of the sensing device with this pulsed energy source, the output energy of the Wiegand generator is maximized. This energy is used to power up the system and to acquire and process data like position, temperature or other resistively measurable quantities as well as transmit these data via an ultra-low-power ultra-wideband (UWB) data transmitter. A proof-of-concept system was built to prove the feasibility of the approach. The energy consumption of the system during start-up was analysed, traced back in detail to the individual components, compared to the generated energy and processed to identify further optimization options. Based on the proof of concept, an application prototype was developed.
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jsss-12-85-2023
SN  - 2194-878X
N1  - Corresponding author: Felix Hüning
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SP  - 85
EP  - 92
PB  - Copernicus Publ.
CY  - Göttingen
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Wiegner, Jonas
A1  - Volker, Hanno
A1  - Mainz, Fabian
A1  - Backes, Andreas
A1  - Löken, Michael
A1  - Hüning, Felix
T1  - Wiegand-effect-powered wireless IoT sensor node
T2  - Sensoren und Messsysteme 2022
N2  - In this article we describe an Internet-of-Things sensing device with a wireless interface which is powered by the oftenoverlooked harvesting method of the Wiegand effect. The sensor can determine position, temperature or other resistively measurable quantities and can transmit the data via an ultra-low power ultra-wideband (UWB) data transmitter. With this approach we can energy-self-sufficiently acquire, process, and wirelessly transmit data in a pulsed operation. A proof-of-concept system was built up to prove the feasibility of the approach. The energy consumption of the system is analyzed and traced back in detail to the individual components, compared to the generated energy and processed to identify further optimization options. Based on the proof-of-concept, an application demonstrator was developed. Finally, we point out possible use cases.
Y1  - 2022
SN  - 978-3-8007-5835-7
SP  - 255
EP  - 260
PB  - VDE Verlag GmbH
CY  - Berlin
ER  -