Air curtain development: an energy harvesting solution for hinged doors

Vineed Dayal; Soobum Lee

doi:10.1117/12.2260157

19 April 2017 Air curtain development: an energy harvesting solution for hinged doors

Vineed Dayal, Soobum Lee

Proceedings Volume 10171, Smart Materials and Nondestructive Evaluation for Energy Systems 2017; 1017102 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2260157
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2017, Portland, Oregon, United States

Abstract

The paper proposes a fully mechanical air curtain system that will be powered solely by harvested energy from common hinged doors. The average person uses this type of door several times a day with an almost unconscious amount of applied force and effort. This leads to a high potential of energy to be harvested in doorways that see high traffic and frequent operation7 . Frequently opened door entry ways have always been regarded as a major element that causes significant energy loss and contaminated air conditions in buildings6 . Private companies, particularly those with warehouses, have introduced commercial electrical air curtains to block the open entrances from invading cold air11. This project intends to introduce an original design of air curtain which operates fans only when the door opens and closes, by directly converting door motion to fan rotation without any electronic motor or power cable. The air stream created by this device will prevent the transfer of outside air and contaminants. Research will be conducted to determine the most efficient method of harvesting energy from door use, and the prototyping process will be conducted to meet the required performance of current air curtain models.

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Vineed Dayal and Soobum Lee "Air curtain development: an energy harvesting solution for hinged doors", Proc. SPIE 10171, Smart Materials and Nondestructive Evaluation for Energy Systems 2017, 1017102 (19 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2260157

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