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A Current Transformer Energy Harvester with Stable Output Based on the Saturable Magnetic Core
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  • Jianan Cao,
  • Yuanliang Jiao,
  • Gefei Meng,
  • Jia Peng,
  • Stefano Stassi,
  • Fabrizio Pirri,
  • Yunjia Li
Jianan Cao
Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Yuanliang Jiao
Xi'an Jiaotong University
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Gefei Meng
Xi'an Jiaotong University
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Jia Peng
Xi'an Jiaotong University
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Stefano Stassi
Politecnico di Torino
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Fabrizio Pirri
Politecnico di Torino
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Yunjia Li
Xi'an Jiaotong University
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Abstract

One of the major bottlenecks of the traditional Current Transformer Energy Harvester (CTEH) is the instable output induced by the wide-range variations of the current in transmission lines. In this work, a novel CTEH capable of generating a stable output is demonstrated by using a core fabricated with saturable magnetic material. The stable output of the CTEH is enabled by the constant voltage-time product in its saturable characteristic. The proposed CTEH is implemented with a resistive load representing the load of electronic devices. When the current in the primary side of the CTEH’s increases from 1A to 1000A, the maximum power on the load can reach about 0.5W, demonstrating the feasibility of using the CTEH with the saturable magnetic core as a quasi-stable power supply.
08 May 2022Submitted to Electronics Letters
09 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
09 May 2022Assigned to Editor
12 May 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
10 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
12 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
19 Jun 20221st Revision Received
20 Jun 2022Submission Checks Completed
20 Jun 2022Assigned to Editor
20 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
20 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
07 Jul 2022Published in Electronics Letters. 10.1049/ell2.12566