In this paper is presented the research towards the implementation of a prototype helmet for cyclists, equipped with a distributed array of PV cells. The work aims to create a power supply, either independent or auxiliary, for smart and wearable sensors. The implemented prototype has been characterized both in a controlled environment and on the field to assess the amount of generated useful energy. The system proposed in this paper can be used to produce energy to supply a smart sensor based device placed on the helmet; as an application, this could be used to send an alarm in case of an accident occurred to a cyclist, without placing heavy or dangerous battery on the head of the final user.
Solar energy harvest on bicycle helmet for smart wearable sensors / Bibbo D.; Conforto S.; Laudani A.; Lozito G.M.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2017), pp. 1-6. (Intervento presentato al convegno 3rd IEEE International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry, RTSI 2017 tenutosi a ita nel 2017) [10.1109/RTSI.2017.8065926].
Solar energy harvest on bicycle helmet for smart wearable sensors
Lozito G. M.
2017
Abstract
In this paper is presented the research towards the implementation of a prototype helmet for cyclists, equipped with a distributed array of PV cells. The work aims to create a power supply, either independent or auxiliary, for smart and wearable sensors. The implemented prototype has been characterized both in a controlled environment and on the field to assess the amount of generated useful energy. The system proposed in this paper can be used to produce energy to supply a smart sensor based device placed on the helmet; as an application, this could be used to send an alarm in case of an accident occurred to a cyclist, without placing heavy or dangerous battery on the head of the final user.
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