Micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device, and energy harvesting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12199436-B2
Application number	US-202218038990-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2022
Priority date	Dec 24, 2021
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

A micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device including a solar power generation module, a wind power generation module, a control module, an energy storage module, and an accessory structure are provided. The solar power generation module is mainly composed of a solar thin film cell and a corresponding interface control circuit, and the wind power generation module includes a wind-induced vibration structure, a cantilever beam structure, a piezoelectric element, and a corresponding interface control circuit. The solar thin film cell is mounted at a top of the wind-induced vibration structure, and interface control circuits, the energy storage module, etc. are all arranged inside the wind-induced vibration structure. The control module is configured to handle an energy harvesting and power generating algorithm of the wind-solar hybrid power generating device to maximize the power generation quality and the power generation efficiency of the device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device, comprising a solar power generation module, a wind power generation module, a control module, an energy storage module, and an accessory structure, wherein
the wind power generation module comprises a piezoelectric element, a wind-induced vibration structure in a hollow blunt body form, and a wind-induced vibration structure interface control circuit, the piezoelectric element is connected to the wind-induced vibration structure interface control circuit by means of positive and negative wires;
the solar power generation module comprises a solar cell and a solar cell interface control circuit connected to the solar cell;
the wind-induced vibration structure interface control circuit and the solar cell interface control circuit are both connected to the energy storage module, and the energy storage module is configured to store electric energy generated by the solar power generation module and the wind power generation module;
the solar cell is mounted on a surface of the wind-induced vibration structure, and the wind-induced vibration structure interface control circuit, the solar cell interface control circuit, the control module, and the energy storage module are all mounted inside the wind-induced vibration structure;
the accessory structure is configured to fixedly mount the micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device on an overhead transmission line tower; and
the control module is connected to the energy storage module and the wind-induced vibration structure interface control circuit, and the control module is configured to control a working mode of the piezoelectric element,
wherein the wind power generation module further comprises a cantilever beam structure,
wherein the wind-induced vibration structure and a free end of the cantilever beam structure are connected and fixed, and the piezoelectric element is arranged at a clamping end of the cantilever beam structure and is adhered and integrated on a surface of the cantilever beam structure in an adhesive manner.

2. The micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the solar cell is a solar thin film cell.

3. The micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 2 , wherein the solar thin film cell is mounted on a top plane and/or a side curved surface of the wind-induced vibration structure.

4. The micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the accessory structure comprises a wind vane, a rotating mechanism and a clamping and fixing mechanism,
the wind vane and the rotating mechanism are configured to make a neutral surface of a cantilever beam always parallel to an incoming flow direction,
the clamping and fixing mechanism is connected to the cantilever beam structure, and the clamping and fixing mechanism is configured to fixedly mount the cantilever beam structure on the overhead transmission line tower.

5. The micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the wind-induced vibration structure in the hollow blunt body form employs any one of the following forms: a circle, a square, a rectangle and a semicircle.

6. The micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the energy storage module is of a rechargeable battery.

7. The micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the energy storage module is a supercapacitor, and the supercapacitor performs standard voltage output by means of a DC/DC voltage regulator.

8. The micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the wind-induced vibration structure interface control circuit comprises an energy control switch I and a transformer which are connected in series, and the piezoelectric element forms a series loop with the energy control switch I and the transformer by means of positive and negative wires; and
a secondary side of the transformer is connected to the energy storage module, and the energy storage module comprises an energy control switch II and the supercapacitor connected in series.

9. The micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 8 , wherein the control module is configured to:
switch a voltage phase of the piezoelectric element by controlling the energy control switch I and the energy control switch II, such that the piezoelectric element achieves switching between an energy collection mode and a mode of suppressing vibration of the wind-induced vibration power generation structure.

10. A hybrid energy harvesting method, adapted to the micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device according to claim 9 , comprising:
controlling the energy control switch I and the energy control switch II to be turned on, such that the piezoelectric element is switched to the energy collection mode, and extracting and storing electric energy of the wind power generation module by means of an electromechanical coupling effect of the piezoelectric element;
controlling the energy control switch I to be turned on, and controlling the energy control switch II to be turned off, such that the voltage phase of the piezoelectric element jumps by 180°, and the piezoelectric element is switched into the mode of suppressing vibration of the wind-induced vibration power generation structure; and extracting and storing electric energy of the solar power generation module by means of the solar cell interface control circuit.

11. The hybrid energy harvesting method according to claim 10 , wherein the solar cell interface control circuit extracts the electric energy by using a maximum power point tracking algorithm and stores the electric energy in the energy storage module.

12. The hybrid energy harvesting method according to claim 10 , wherein the wind-induced vibration structure interface control circuit extracts the electric energy by using a synchronous charge extraction algorithm and stores the electric energy in the energy storage module.

Assignees

• State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co Ltd Res Institute
• State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co Ltd
• Taizhou Power Supply Branch Of State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co Ltd
• Jiangsu Electric Power Res Inst Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Yongling
• Wang Zhen
• Hu Chengbo
• Yang Jinggang
• Jia Jun
• Zhang Guojiang
• Sun Rong
• Fu Hui
• Wang Rushan
• Chen Ting
• Yao Nan
• Liu Ziquan
• Zhu Xueqiong
• Xue Hai

Classifications

• H02J7/35

  with light sensitive cells · CPC title

• H02N2/186

  Vibration harvesters · CPC title

• H02J7/345

  using capacitors as storage or buffering devices · CPC title

• H02J2207/50

  Charging of capacitors, supercapacitors, ultra-capacitors or double layer capacitors · CPC title

• H02S10/12 Primary

  Hybrid wind-PV energy systems · CPC title