Design architectures for energy harvesting in the Internet of Things

2020 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 109901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherali Zeadally ◽  
Faisal Karim Shaikh ◽  
Anum Talpur ◽  
Quan Z. Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Internet Of Things

scholarly journals A Hybrid Energy Harvesting Design for On-Body Internet-of-Things (IoT) Networks

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar A. Saraereh ◽  
Amer Alsaraira ◽  
Imran Khan ◽  
Bong Jun Choi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Hybrid Energy Harvesting ◽  
Monitoring Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The Internet-of-things (IoT) has been gradually paving the way for the pervasive connectivity of wireless networks. Due to the ability to connect a number of devices to the Internet, many applications of IoT networks have recently been proposed. Though these applications range from industrial automation to smart homes, healthcare applications are the most critical. Providing reliable connectivity among wearables and other monitoring devices is one of the major tasks of such healthcare networks. The main source of power for such low-powered IoT devices is the batteries, which have a limited lifetime and need to be replaced or recharged periodically. In order to improve their lifecycle, one of the most promising proposals is to harvest energy from the ambient resources in the environment. For this purpose, we designed an energy harvesting protocol that harvests energy from two ambient energy sources, namely radio frequency (RF) at 2.4 GHz and thermal energy. A rectenna is used to harvest RF energy, while the thermoelectric generator (TEG) is employed to harvest human thermal energy. To verify the proposed design, extensive simulations are performed in Green Castalia, which is a framework that is used with the Castalia simulator in OMNeT++. The results show significant improvements in terms of the harvested energy and lifecycle improvement of IoT devices.

scholarly journals Advances and Opportunities in Passive Wake-Up Radios with Wireless Energy Harvesting for the Internet of Things Applications

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 3078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilal Bello ◽  
Zeng Xiaoping ◽  
Rosdiadee Nordin ◽  
Jian Xin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Media Access Control ◽  
Rf Energy Harvesting ◽  
Harvesting Technique ◽  
Idle Listening ◽  
Rf Energy ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Wake-up radio is a promising approach to mitigate the problem of idle listening, which incurs additional power consumption for the Internet of Things (IoT) wireless transmission. Radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting technique allows the wake-up radio to remain in a deep sleep and only become active after receiving an external RF signal to ‘wake-up’ the radio, thus eliminating necessary hardware and signal processing to perform idle listening, resulting in higher energy efficiency. This review paper focuses on cross-layer; physical and media access control (PHY and MAC) approaches on passive wake-up radio based on the previous works from the literature. First, an explanation of the circuit design and system architecture of the passive wake-up radios is presented. Afterward, the previous works on RF energy harvesting techniques and the existing passive wake-up radio hardware architectures available in the literature are surveyed and classified. An evaluation of the various MAC protocols utilized for the novel passive wake-up radio technologies is presented. Finally, the paper highlights the potential research opportunities and practical challenges related to the practical implementation of wake-up technology for future IoT applications.

scholarly journals A High-Performance Coniform Helmholtz Resonator-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Acoustic Energy Harvesting

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3431
Author(s):  
Haichao Yuan ◽  
Hongyong Yu ◽  
Xiangyu Liu ◽  
Hongfa Zhao ◽  
Yiping Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Helmholtz Resonator ◽  
Acoustic Energy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Triboelectric Nanogenerator ◽  
Sensor Devices ◽  
Acoustic Energy Harvesting ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Harvesting acoustic energy in the environment and converting it into electricity can provide essential ideas for self-powering the widely distributed sensor devices in the age of the Internet of Things. In this study, we propose a low-cost, easily fabricated and high-performance coniform Helmholtz resonator-based Triboelectric Nanogenerator (CHR-TENG) with the purpose of acoustic energy harvesting. Output performances of the CHR-TENG with varied geometrical sizes were systematically investigated under different acoustic energy conditions. Remarkably, the CHR-TENG could achieve a 58.2% higher power density per unit of sound pressure of acoustic energy harvesting compared with the ever-reported best result. In addition, the reported CHR-TENG was demonstrated by charging a 1000 μF capacitor up to 3 V in 165 s, powering a sensor for continuous temperature and humidity monitoring and lighting up as many as five 0.5 W commercial LED bulbs for acoustic energy harvesting. With a collection features of high output performance, lightweight, wide frequency response band and environmental friendliness, the cleverly designed CHR-TENG represents a practicable acoustic energy harvesting approach for powering sensor devices in the age of the Internet of Things.

Energy-Efficient Routing Protocols for Ambient Energy Harvesting in the Internet of Things

2017 ◽  
pp. 91-105
Author(s):  
Syed Asad Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Mohsin Mehdi ◽  
Imran Raza
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Routing Protocols ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Energy Efficient Routing ◽  
The Internet Of Things

scholarly journals Directional Multiport Ambient RF Energy Harvesting System for the Internet of Things

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Shanpu Shen ◽  
Yujie Zhang ◽  
Chi-Yuk Chiu ◽  
Ross Murch
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Rf Energy Harvesting ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
Rf Energy ◽  
The Internet Of Things

scholarly journals Smart Materials and Devices for Energy Harvesting

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4738
Author(s):  
Daniele Davino
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Enabling Technologies ◽  
Key Enabling Technologies ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Energy harvesting will be one of the key enabling technologies for the Internet of Things (IoT) world [...]

Energy Harvesting and the Internet of Things

2015 ◽  
pp. 151-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian DeFeo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Internet Of Things

PV-Tower solar cell for small footprint photovoltaic energy harvesting for the internet of things application

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 125014
Author(s):  
Ari Bimo Prakoso ◽  
Rusli ◽  
Jianxiong Wang ◽  
Chenjin Lu ◽  
Hong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Photovoltaic Energy ◽  
Small Footprint ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The Application of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Technology in Intelligent Building

2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 263-266
Author(s):  
Bin Guan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Intelligent Building ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Module Topology

The power supply of large number of sensors in the Internet of Things is the bottleneck technology of intelligent building. Piezoelectric energy harvesting is introduced as it is a perfect way to solve the problem. The vibration energies in intelligent building are analyzed and concluded with two important common characters. The five difficulties for the application of piezoelectric energy harvesting technology in intelligent building are introduced and solved. The module topology of energy harvester for sensor net in intelligent building application is presented.

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