TY - GEN
T1 - Challenges in energy harvesting techniques for autonomous self-powered wireless sensors
AU - Giuppi, Francesco
AU - Niotaki, Kyriaki
AU - Collado, Ana
AU - Georgiadis, Apostolos
PY - 2013/12/1
Y1 - 2013/12/1
N2 - This paper focuses on a variety of issues related to energy harvesting techniques and their possible application in self-powered wireless sensor network (WSN) environments. Three different sources have been considered for the harvesting, including electromagnetic, solar and thermal energy. First, the results of a measurement campaign carried out in different urban environments are presented and discussed; then, the study and design of rectenna and DC/DC converter topologies for solar energy collection and DC voltage boosting in WSN application is described. Finally, the possibility to harvest thermal energy resulting from the power dissipated in PA architectures is investigated, showing the results of different measurement setups.
AB - This paper focuses on a variety of issues related to energy harvesting techniques and their possible application in self-powered wireless sensor network (WSN) environments. Three different sources have been considered for the harvesting, including electromagnetic, solar and thermal energy. First, the results of a measurement campaign carried out in different urban environments are presented and discussed; then, the study and design of rectenna and DC/DC converter topologies for solar energy collection and DC voltage boosting in WSN application is described. Finally, the possibility to harvest thermal energy resulting from the power dissipated in PA architectures is investigated, showing the results of different measurement setups.
KW - DC to DC converters
KW - energy harvesting
KW - internet of things
KW - rectennas
KW - self-powered circuits
KW - smart cities
KW - thermo-electric generator
KW - wireless sensor networks
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84893455039
SN - 9782874870316
T3 - European Microwave Week 2013, EuMW 2013 - Conference Proceedings; EuMC 2013: 43rd European Microwave Conference
SP - 854
EP - 857
BT - European Microwave Week 2013, EuMW 2013 - Conference Proceedings; EuMC 2013
T2 - 2013 43rd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2013 - Held as Part of the 16th European Microwave Week, EuMW 2013
Y2 - 7 October 2013 through 10 October 2013
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