Energy autonomy is a system that is sustained by energy from an independent and distributed source such as renewable energy. In this paper, we propose a robotic energy autonomy in which a robot obtains energy from a renewable energy source with a limited storage capacity. As an energy transfer method, wireless power transfer is used to solve the problem of the conventional contact charging method, mechanical complexity, and to obtain high energy transfer efficiency, the image information is used to align the transmitting and receiving coils accurately. A small scale thermoelectric energy source with boost converter, battery charger, and wireless power transfer coil is constructed and an actual charging experiment is conducted to verify the proposed autonomy system.
목차
Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Implementation of a robotic energy autonomy 2.1 Problem statement 2.2 Thermoelectric energy source 3. Experiment 3.1 Experimental setup 3.2 Experimental results 4. Conclusion Acknowledgement References
키워드
Robotic Energy autonomyRenewable energyThermoelectric energy sourceWireless power transferImage information
저자
Jaehyun Kim [ School of Electrical Engineering, Kookmin University, Korea ]
Chanwoo Moon [ School of Electrical Engineering, Kookmin University, Korea ]