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  - JOUR
A1  - Kowalewski, Paul
A1  - Bragard, Michael
A1  - Hüning, Felix
A1  - De Doncker, Rik W.
T1  - An inexpensive Wiegand-sensor-based rotary encoder without rotating magnets for use in electrical drives
JF  - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
N2  - This paper introduces an inexpensive Wiegand-sensor-based rotary encoder that avoids rotating magnets and is suitable for electrical-drive applications. So far, Wiegand-sensor-based encoders usually include a magnetic pole wheel with rotating permanent magnets. These encoders combine the disadvantages of an increased magnet demand and a limited maximal speed due to the centripetal force acting on the rotating magnets. The proposed approach reduces the total demand of permanent magnets drastically. Moreover, the rotating part is manufacturable from a single piece of steel, which makes it very robust and cheap. This work presents the theoretical operating principle of the proposed approach and validates its benefits on a hardware prototype. The presented proof-of-concept prototype achieves a mechanical resolution of 4.5 ° by using only 4 permanent magnets, 2Wiegand sensors and a rotating steel gear wheel with 20 teeth.
KW  - Rotary encoder
KW  - Wiegand sensor
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2023.3326166
SN  - 0018-9456 (Print)
SN  - 1557-9662 (Online)
N1  - Early Access
SP  - 10 Seiten
PB  - IEEE
ER  -