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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Piezoelectric Rainfall Energy Harvester Performance by an Advanced Arduino-Based Measuring System

Fabio ViolaMassimo CarusoG. AcciariGiuseppe SchettinoRosario MiceliLuca RiggiPietro Romano

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EngineeringStreRain02 engineering and technologySettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciPiezoelectric materialSettore ING-INF/01 - Elettronica01 natural sciencesIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive engineeringEnergy measurementpiezoelectric sensorArduino0103 physical sciencesEnergy harvesting; Energy measurement; Piezoelectric materials; piezoelectric sensor; Piezoelectric transducers; Rain; Stress; Control and Systems Engineering; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Electrical and Electronic EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringOscilloscope010302 applied physicsEnergy harvestingbusiness.industryElectric potential energyElectrical engineeringPiezoelectric transducer021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyPiezoelectricitySettore ING-IND/31 - ElettrotecnicaElectricity generationTransducerControl and Systems Engineering0210 nano-technologybusinessEnergy harvestingEnergy (signal processing)

description

This paper presents the performances of rainfall energy harvesting through the use of a piezoelectric transducer and an Arduino-based measuring system. Different studies agree on the possibility of generating electricity from rainfall, but to date, a study on measuring the quantity of energy produced during rainfall is still missing. The present study begins with results obtained from laboratory researchers using piezoelectric transducers and oscilloscopes, finalized to measure the energy produced from a single raindrop, and concludes with an ad hoc Arduino-based measuring system, aimed to measure the actual amount of electrical energy produced by a piezoelectric transducer that is exposed to rainfall of variable durations.

https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2017.2752132