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River flow energy harvesting by employing piezoelectric eels

Measuring of pollutants in rivers is often required. Underwater sensor networks are commonly used for this purpose. The sensors and the respective electronics must have enough power for undisturbed constant work. The possibility of using three energy harvesting principles for powering the sensors is described in this work. The focus is on piezoelectric eels. Alternatively, miniature underwater turbines and a hybrid solution based on “plucking” of piezoelectric beams, are also considered.

piezoelectric eel ; energy harvesting ; river pollution ; underwater sensors

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