Title :
Analysis of energy harvesters for powering a wireless sensor node device
Author :
Jambek, Asral Bahari ; Choo Pey See ; Hashim, U.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Microelectron. Eng., Univ. Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra, Malaysia
Abstract :
This study analyses energy harvesters used to power a wireless sensor node. The sensor node measures the ambient temperature and transmits the data to a coordinator. Three main energy sources are investigated: solar, radio frequency and thermal. The energy produced by these devices is investigated under various environmental conditions to ensure that it can reliably supply the required amount of power to the wireless sensor node. The results show that these energy sources can provide power to the wireless sensor node at different transmission rates with an average power of 0.16 W during each data transmission.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; solar power; temperature measurement; thermal power stations; ambient temperature measurement; data transmission; energy harvesters; radio frequency energy sources; solar energy sources; thermal energy sources; wireless sensor node device; Batteries; Radio frequency; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Voltage measurement; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; energy harvester; radio frequency; solar; thermal energy; ultra-low power; wireless sensor node;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Electronics (ICSE), 2012 10th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2395-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2394-9
DOI :
10.1109/SMElec.2012.6417257
