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Publication Open Access Ultra-low frequency multidirectional harvester for wind turbines(Elsevier, 2023) Castellano Aldave, Jesús Carlos; Carlosena García, Alfonso; Iriarte Goñi, Xabier; Plaza Puértolas, Aitor; Ingeniería; Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación; Institute of Smart Cities - ISC; Ingeniaritza; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzaren; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate PublikoaIn this paper we propose, and demonstrate through a prototype, a completely novel device able to harvest mechanical energy from the multidirectional vibrations in a wind turbine, and convert it into electrical, to power autonomous sensors. The application is very challenging since vibrations are of ultra-low frequency, well below 1 Hz, with accelerations of tenths of cm/s2 (0.01 g), and the device must capture energy from the movement in any direction. According to our experiments, the device is capable to generate average powers around the milliwatt in the operation conditions of a wind turbine, which are enough for some very-low power sensor nodes, or at least to considerably extend the life-time of batteries. The device is based on the principle of moving (inertial) masses comprised of magnets in Hallbach arrays interacting with coils, and can work for movements on any direction of a plane. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first device specifically proposed for wind turbines and one of the few that work in such low frequencies, and capture energy from movements on any direction on a plane. Only three harvesters proposed in the literature, intended for distinct applications, can work at such low frequencies, and our device exhibits a better efficiency. Though comparisons with harvesters working in different contexts and, even using different conversion principles, is not completely fair, we make in this paper a comparison to the closest ones, resorting to two different figures of merit.Publication Open Access Comprehensive characterisation of a low-frequency-vibration energy harvester(MDPI, 2024) Plaza Puértolas, Aitor; Iriarte Goñi, Xabier; Castellano Aldave, Jesús Carlos; Carlosena García, Alfonso; Ingeniería; Ingeniaritza; Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoa eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritza; Institute of Smart Cities - ISCIn this paper, we describe a measurement procedure to fully characterise a novel vibration energy harvester operating in the ultra-low-frequency range. The procedure, which is more thorough than those usually found in the literature, comprises three main stages: modelling, experimental characterisation and parameter identification. Modelling is accomplished in two alternative ways, a physical model (white box) and a mixed one (black box), which model the magnetic interaction via Fourier series. The experimental measurements include not only the input (acceleration)–output (energy) response but also the (internal) dynamic behaviour of the system, making use of a synchronised image processing and signal acquisition system. The identification procedure, based on maximum likelihood, estimates all the relevant parameters to characterise the system to simulate its behaviour and helps to optimise its performance. While the method is custom-designed for a particular harvester, the comprehensive approach and most of its procedures can be applied to similar harvesters.