Power management system for Multi-Input Multi-Output energy harvesters using fuzzy logic

With the increase in energy consumption, the concept of harvesting energy in the surroundings awaken a renewed interest. Scarcity of resources has been a great matter to all and researchers have been innovating new methods in harvesting energy. A power management system (PMS) is needed to manage and maximize the output energy coming from the piezoelectric and solar photovoltaic harvesters. However, there is no existing PMS for Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) specified for the said harvesters. Hence, this paper focuses on the development of a fuzzy logic controller implemented in the PMS with the use of Fuzzy Interface System of MATLAB in order to achieve a better overall performance and utilization of the distribution of the generated energy from the harvester. In addition, the simulation and behavior of the decision making for the PMS was obtained.