NASA Glenn
Wireless hydrogen sensor self-powered via vibration and light
Sponsored by NASA Glenn
Last Modified: May 08th 2008
Investigators
Student Research Assistants
Description
The goals are to develop a local power source for a self-powered wireless hydrogen sensor network. The multi-energy local power source consisting of energy harvester and power processor harvests vibrational energy for operation during ‘dark’ conditions and optical (solar) energy for operation during ‘light’ conditions. The power processor extracts energy from a photovoltaic and a vibration energy harvester and delivers the energy to a reservoir that supports a self-powered hydrogen sensor network. The power source will provide power to the wireless transmitter developed by Dr. Lin and the hydrogen sensor developed by Dr. F. Ren.
Publications

Jun, J., Chou, B., Lin, J., Phipps, A., Shengwen, X., Ngo, K., Johnson, D., Kasyap V.S., A., Nishida, T., Wang, H.T., Kang, B.S., Ren, F., Tien, L.C., Sadik, P.W., Norton, D.P., Voss, L.F., and Pearton, S.J., "A hydrogen leakage detection system using self-powered wireless hydrogen sensor nodes," Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 51, pp. 1018-1022, July 2007. (Abstract)

Jun, J., Chou, B., Lin, J., Phipps, A., Shengwen, X., Ngo, K., Johnson, D., Kasyap V.S., A., Nishida, T., Wang, H.T., Kang, B.S., Ren, F., Tien, L.C., Sadik, P.W., Norton, D.P., Voss, L.F., and Pearton, S.J., "A hydrogen leakage detection system using self-powered wireless hydrogen sensor nodes," Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 51, pp. 1018-1022, July 2007. (Abstract)

Nishida, T., Lin, J., Ngo, K., Ren, F., Norton, D.P., Pearton, S.J., Cattafesta, L., Sheplak, M., Jun, J., Kasyap V.S., A., Johnson, D., and Phipps, A., "Wireless Hydrogen Sensor Self-powered Using Ambient Vibration and Light," Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-10, 2006, Paper IMECE2006-14644, November 2006.