Energy harvesting solutions for railway transportation: A comprehensive review

J Zuo, L Dong, F Yang, Z Guo, T Wang, L Zuo - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Railways, as one of the most important forms of transportation, have been developed rapidly
throughout the world. Meanwhile, the energy consumption and carbon emissions of railway …

Energy harvesting strategies for wireless sensor networks and mobile devices: A review

M Grossi - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wireless sensor network nodes and mobile devices are normally powered by batteries that,
when depleted, must be recharged or replaced. This poses important problems, in particular …

Thermoelectric energy harvesting for internet of things devices using machine learning: A review

T Kucova, M Prauzek, J Konecny… - CAAI Transactions …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Initiatives to minimise battery use, address sustainability, and reduce regular maintenance
have driven the challenge to use alternative power sources to supply energy to devices …

A piezo stack energy harvester with frequency up-conversion for rail track vibration

G Shan, M Zhu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
To enable predictive and preventive maintenance in rail transportation systems, energy
harvesting is a promising powering method. Piezoelectric energy harvesters have great …

Modeling and onboard test of an electromagnetic energy harvester for railway cars

Y Pan, F Liu, R Jiang, Z Tu, L Zuo - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
To enable the smart technologies on the freight railcars, such as the global positioning
system (GPS), real-time train condition monitoring and positive train control, a cost-effective …

Application of low-power energy harvesting solutions in the railway field: a review

N Bosso, M Magelli, N Zampieri - Vehicle System Dynamics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In order to ensure safety and reliability of railway transportation the interest in monitoring
systems is constantly increasing. These devices include sensors and electronic …

[HTML][HTML] A review of vibration energy harvesting in rail transportation field

L Qi, H Pan, Y Pan, D Luo, J Yan, Z Zhang - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
In this paper, we review, compare, and analyze previous studies on vibration energy
harvesting and related technologies. First, the paper introduces the basic aspects of …

Review of Electrospinning in the Fabrication of Nanogenerators

YZ Liu, Q Zhang, XX Wang, Y Lu, WB Li… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In recent years, research on nanogenerators (NGs) has shown great interest in utilizing
mechanical and thermal energy that is freely and easily available in nature to meet the future …

Development of an energy harvesting system based on a thermoelectric generator for use in online predictive maintenance systems of industrial electric motors

LFP de Oliveira, FJ de Oliveira Morais… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, improvements in maintenance routines for
industrial electric motors are continuously being made, allowing for the development of …

Thermoelectric energy harvesting for wireless onboard rail condition monitoring

H Foltz, C Tarawneh, M Amaro, S Thomas… - … Journal of Rail …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A thermoelectric energy harvesting device is evaluated to power a bearing
health monitoring system. Unlike wayside equipment, the new system is an onboard …