Energy harvesting roads via pyroelectric effect: a possible approach

A. K. Batra; Sudip Bhatacharjee; A. K. Chilvery

doi:10.1117/12.884333

17 May 2011 Energy harvesting roads via pyroelectric effect: a possible approach

A. K. Batra, Sudip Bhatacharjee, A. K. Chilvery

Proceedings Volume 8035, Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications II; 803519 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884333
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Thermal energy in the environment is a potential and possible source of electric energy for low-power electronics. The ambient temperature variation can be converted into electrical current or voltage via pyroelectric effect. The possibility of the utilizing pyroelectric materials in energy harvesting from roads warrants systematic exploration to take advantage of heat absorbed by the pavements. In terms of voltage generated, the simulated performances, of a few important pyroelectric materials, including fabricated in our laboratory, shall be described by employing real pavement temperature data obtained from climatic database of MEPDG.

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A. K. Batra, Sudip Bhatacharjee, and A. K. Chilvery "Energy harvesting roads via pyroelectric effect: a possible approach", Proc. SPIE 8035, Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications II, 803519 (17 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884333

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