Energy Scavenging from Passengers for Powering Low-energy Electronics in Aircrafts
2022-26-1255
05/26/2022
- Event
- Content
- With the ever increasing demand for aerial modes of transportation and reduction of different harmful emissions from these modes of transportation has led to demand for more electric modes of powering these aerial vehicles. In addition to that, the aerospace industry is also looking to make the aircrafts more smart and more connected. This involves increased use of more sensors, ICs and many more micro-electronic components. Even though they look small and consume less electricity, the electric battery which is supposed to be used for aircraft propulsion will require to power up these smaller components as well, which will continue to be a concern as the aircrafts begin using more and more of these components. Hence, a solution is needed to reduce the dependency of micro-electronic components or any other aircraft components used within the aircraft on the electric battery to be used for aircraft propulsion. The concept of Energy Harvesting or Energy Scavenging refers to the capturing of energy from external sources, including but not limited to, thermal energy, solar energy, etc. Energy Harvesting can be a solution for powering the low-energy electronic components used within the aircraft. The intent of this paper is to explore the use the concept of energy harvesting to capture and utilize the energy given off by the passengers, such as, due to their movements or sitting position or any other methods. This concept will help in reducing the load on battery of an electric aircraft.
- Citation
- Bajpai, A., "Energy Scavenging from Passengers for Powering Low-energy Electronics in Aircrafts," SAE Technical Paper 2022-26-1255, 2022, .