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APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 347, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121388
Keywords
Railway vibration energy harvesting; Maximizing onboard performance; Energy harvesting circuit; System modeling; Vehicle dynamics
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This paper proposes a systematic modeling approach for railway vibration energy harvesting systems (VEHSs) considering the intricate interaction and coupling in the vehicle-harvester-circuit system. An equivalent circuit method is used to establish a model for a rotary electromagnetic VEH, and mechanical friction is considered and optimized to improve prediction accuracy. An efficient energy harvesting circuit (EHC) with a speed-driven maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm is designed to extract and store energy from stochastic vehicle suspension vibrations. The developed system model also takes into account the nonlinearities of the freight wagon and the mechanical interaction with the harvester-circuit module. A performance-enhanced control strategy is proposed to maximize onboard harvestable energy. Experimental results show significant improvements in harvester power and force reduction. The prototype of the whole railway VEHS with MPPT closed-loop control is implemented in the embedded environment, enhancing system robustness and practicality in onboard environments.
Large-scale vibration energy harvesters (VEHs) have the potential to produce power of tens of watts and offer a distributed and flexible power supply for onboard devices in unpowered freight wagons. However, research on railway vibration energy harvesting systems (VEHSs) is often limited to individual points and lacks systematic exploration and optimization. This paper proposes a systematic modeling approach for VEHS that considers the intricate interaction and coupling in the vehicle-harvester-circuit system. Firstly, a model is established for a rotary electromagnetic VEH using the equivalent circuit method, with mechanical friction considered and identified via the Equilibrium Optimizer (EO) to improve prediction accuracy. The energy harvesting circuit (EHC) incorporating a bridge rectifier, a DC/DC converter, and a power management module with a speed-driven maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm is designed for efficient energy extraction and storage under stochastic vehicle suspension vibrations. In addition, the freight wagon is modeled spatially based on railway vehicle-track dynamics, accounting for the nonlinearities of primary and secondary suspensions to obtain more accurate vibration response and mechanical interaction with the harvester-circuit module for the coupling of the whole system. Finally, a performance-enhanced control strategy is proposed with the dynamic tuning of voltage coefficient to maximize onboard harvestable energy based on the developed system model. The results indicate that the harvester power can be increased by up to 60%, and the force decreased by up to 11% at various vehicle speeds and loads. The prototype of the whole railway VEHS with MPPT closed-loop control is implemented in the embedded environment, and its engineering-oriented design will significantly improve the system robustness and practicality in onboard environments.
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