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M. Kiziroglou, Th. Becker, E. Yeatman, U. Schmid, J. Evans:
"Comparison of methods for static charge energy harvesting on aircraft";
Vortrag: SPIE Microtechnologies 2017, Barcelnoa, Spanien; 08.05.2017 - 10.05.2017; in: "Proc. SPIE 10246, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VIII", SPIE, (2017), ISSN: 1996-756x; Paper-Nr. 102460X, 6 S.

In this paper, the possibility of using the static charge that accumulates on aircraft during flight as a source to power
monitoring sensors is examined. The assessed methods include using a pair of materials with different air-flow charging
rates, contact discharging of the fuselage to neutral metallic bodies, charge motion induction by the fuselage field and
inductive harvesting of fuselage-to-air corona discharges at static discharge wicks. The installation and potential
advantages of each method are discussed. The feasibility of directly charging a storage capacitor from accumulated static
charge is studied experimentally, demonstrating a voltage of 25V on a 25nF capacitor.

In this paper, the possibility of using the static charge that accumulates on aircraft during flight as a source to power
monitoring sensors is examined. The assessed methods include using a pair of materials with different air-flow charging
rates, contact discharging of the fuselage to neutral metallic bodies, charge motion induction by the fuselage field and
inductive harvesting of fuselage-to-air corona discharges at static discharge wicks. The installation and potential
advantages of each method are discussed. The feasibility of directly charging a storage capacitor from accumulated static
charge is studied experimentally, demonstrating a voltage of 25V on a 25nF capacitor.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2264890