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Alternative Energy Sources for Sensor Nodes: Rationalized Design for Long-Term Deployment

Alternative Energy Sources for Sensor Nodes: Rationalized Design for Long-Term Deployment
Alternative Energy Sources for Sensor Nodes: Rationalized Design for Long-Term Deployment
Energy harvesting is a means of extending the lifetimes of wireless sensor nodes. Here, we describe the current state-of-the-art in energy harvesting technologies, and compare them against long-life primary batteries in terms of their total energy, economic cost and environmental impact. Issues affecting the lifetimes of energy harvesting devices, which are often overlooked, are described. We discuss the requirements for energy-awareness by wireless sensor network management algorithms, and how to deliver it for systems using batteries or energy harvesting devices and supercapacitors. A novel approach to monitoring state-of-charge, and an embedded software architecture for energy management (which has been deployed on battery-powered and energy-harvesting nodes), are introduced. This new ‘energy stack’ structures the node’s energy-related operations, while hiding their complexity from the application layer, and providing a straightforward interface. We present a complete approach to designing the energy-related aspects of a node for long-term deployment, including hardware choices and embedded software design.
energy management, wireless sensor networks, energy harvesting
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1370-1375
Weddell, Alex S.
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Harris, Nick R.
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White, Neil M.
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Weddell, Alex S., Harris, Nick R. and White, Neil M. (2008) Alternative Energy Sources for Sensor Nodes: Rationalized Design for Long-Term Deployment. International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 12 - 15 May 2008. pp. 1370-1375 . (Submitted)

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Abstract

Energy harvesting is a means of extending the lifetimes of wireless sensor nodes. Here, we describe the current state-of-the-art in energy harvesting technologies, and compare them against long-life primary batteries in terms of their total energy, economic cost and environmental impact. Issues affecting the lifetimes of energy harvesting devices, which are often overlooked, are described. We discuss the requirements for energy-awareness by wireless sensor network management algorithms, and how to deliver it for systems using batteries or energy harvesting devices and supercapacitors. A novel approach to monitoring state-of-charge, and an embedded software architecture for energy management (which has been deployed on battery-powered and energy-harvesting nodes), are introduced. This new ‘energy stack’ structures the node’s energy-related operations, while hiding their complexity from the application layer, and providing a straightforward interface. We present a complete approach to designing the energy-related aspects of a node for long-term deployment, including hardware choices and embedded software design.

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Submitted date: 17 March 2008
Additional Information: Event Dates: May 12-15, 2008
Venue - Dates: International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2008-05-12 - 2008-05-15
Keywords: energy management, wireless sensor networks, energy harvesting
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 265361
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/265361
ISBN: 1-4244-1541-1
PURE UUID: 7367f95c-7bae-4491-99f3-6888e86ec8a3
ORCID for Alex S. Weddell: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6763-5460
ORCID for Nick R. Harris: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4122-2219
ORCID for Neil M. White: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-6452

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Date deposited: 01 Apr 2008 16:07
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:25

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Author: Alex S. Weddell ORCID iD
Author: Nick R. Harris ORCID iD
Author: Neil M. White ORCID iD

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