Energy Harvesting and Management for Wireless Autonomous Sensors
Energy Harvesting and Management for Wireless Autonomous Sensors
Wireless autonomous sensors that harvest ambient energy are attractive solutions, due to their convenience and economic benefits. A number of wireless autonomous sensor platforms which consume less than 100?W under duty-cycled operation are available. Energy harvesting technology (including photovoltaics, vibration harvesters, and thermoelectrics) can be used to power autonomous sensors. A developed system is presented that uses a photovoltaic module to efficiently charge a supercapacitor, which in turn provides energy to a microcontroller-based autonomous sensing platform. The embedded software on the node is structured around a framework in which equal precedent is given to each aspect of the sensor node through the inclusion of distinct software stacks for energy management and sensor processing. This promotes structured and modular design, allowing for efficient code reuse and encourages the standardisation of interchangeable protocols.
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Weddell, Alexander S.
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Merrett, Geoff V.
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Harris, Nick R.
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Al-Hashimi, Bashir M.
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May 2008
Weddell, Alexander S.
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Merrett, Geoff V.
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Harris, Nick R.
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Al-Hashimi, Bashir M.
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Weddell, Alexander S., Merrett, Geoff V., Harris, Nick R. and Al-Hashimi, Bashir M.
(2008)
Energy Harvesting and Management for Wireless Autonomous Sensors.
Measurement + Control, 41 (4), .
Abstract
Wireless autonomous sensors that harvest ambient energy are attractive solutions, due to their convenience and economic benefits. A number of wireless autonomous sensor platforms which consume less than 100?W under duty-cycled operation are available. Energy harvesting technology (including photovoltaics, vibration harvesters, and thermoelectrics) can be used to power autonomous sensors. A developed system is presented that uses a photovoltaic module to efficiently charge a supercapacitor, which in turn provides energy to a microcontroller-based autonomous sensing platform. The embedded software on the node is structured around a framework in which equal precedent is given to each aspect of the sensor node through the inclusion of distinct software stacks for energy management and sensor processing. This promotes structured and modular design, allowing for efficient code reuse and encourages the standardisation of interchangeable protocols.
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Published date: May 2008
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