Measuring andmanagingthepowerconsumptionofhouseholdappliances,aswellasthatofindustrial machineries, isbecomingmoreandmoreimportanttoimprovethedistributionandusageofthe electrical energyandtoreducetheenergybill.Wepresentthedesignofanon-invasivewirelesscurrent meter whichcanmeasureACcurrentupto60ARMS exploitingasmallclamp-oninductivesensor.The noveltyofthedesignisasubsystemconsistingofaharvestingcircuitdesignedtoextractenergyfrom the samecurrenttransducerusedformeasurements.Experimentshavebeenconductedtovalidatethe approach, toassesstheaccuracyofthesensingsystemanddeviationsduetotheenergyharvester,andto determine theconditionwhichpermitsustoachievetheenergyneutralityandthus,aself-sustainable smart meter.
Porcarelli, D., Brunelli, D., Benini, L. (2014). Clamp-and-Forget: A self-sustainable non-invasive wireless sensor node for smart metering applications. MICROELECTRONICS JOURNAL, 45(12), 1671-1678 [10.1016/j.mejo.2014.05.019].
Clamp-and-Forget: A self-sustainable non-invasive wireless sensor node for smart metering applications
PORCARELLI, DANILO;BRUNELLI, DAVIDE;BENINI, LUCA
2014
Abstract
Measuring andmanagingthepowerconsumptionofhouseholdappliances,aswellasthatofindustrial machineries, isbecomingmoreandmoreimportanttoimprovethedistributionandusageofthe electrical energyandtoreducetheenergybill.Wepresentthedesignofanon-invasivewirelesscurrent meter whichcanmeasureACcurrentupto60ARMS exploitingasmallclamp-oninductivesensor.The noveltyofthedesignisasubsystemconsistingofaharvestingcircuitdesignedtoextractenergyfrom the samecurrenttransducerusedformeasurements.Experimentshavebeenconductedtovalidatethe approach, toassesstheaccuracyofthesensingsystemanddeviationsduetotheenergyharvester,andto determine theconditionwhichpermitsustoachievetheenergyneutralityandthus,aself-sustainable smart meter.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
