Energy harvesting simulation for Automatic Arctic monitoring stations

Automatic Arctic monitoring stations are usually deployed in remote and isolated areas. Supplying the electricity required for the operation of a monitoring station can be done in two ways: stored energy is carried on-site (fuel, battery), or energy is harvested from the environment and converted to an electrical current. Energy harvesting is an attractive solution that requires careful planning. Simulation of energy sources, energy transducers, power converters, storage devices, and components of the monitoring station is employed for component sizing and for testing worst-case scenarios. As the availability of each energy source is dependent on the geographic location, data from specialized meteorological databases is used as input for the simulator.