An adaptive te-pv hybrid energy harvesting system for self-powered iot sensor applications

Mahmuda Khatun Mishu, Md Rokonuzzaman, Jagadeesh Pasupuleti*, Mohammad Shakeri, Kazi Sajedur Rahman, Shuza Binzaid, Sieh Kiong Tiong, Nowshad Amin*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, an integrated thermoelectric (TE) and photovoltaic (PV) hybrid energy harvesting system (HEHS) is proposed for self-powered internet of thing (IoT)-enabled wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The proposed system can run at a minimum of 0.8 V input voltage under indoor light illumination of at least 50 lux and a minimum temperature difference, ∆T = 5 C. At the lowest illumination and temperature difference, the device can deliver 0.14 W of power. At the highest illumination of 200 lux and ∆T = 13 C, the device can deliver 2.13 W. The developed HEHS can charge a 0.47 F, 5.5 V supercapacitor (SC) up to 4.12 V at the combined input voltage of 3.2 V within 17 s. In the absence of any energy sources, the designed device can back up the complete system for 92 s. The sensors can successfully send 39 data string to the webserver within this time at a two-second data transmission interval. A message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) based IoT framework with a customised smartphone application ‘MQTT dashboard’ is developed and integrated with an ESP32 Wi-Fi module to transmit, store, and monitor the sensors data over time. This research, therefore, opens up new prospects for self-powered autonomous IoT sensor systems under fluctuating environments and energy harvesting regimes, however, utilising available atmospheric light and thermal energy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2604
JournalSensors
Volume21
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Apr 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Energy harvesting (EH)
  • Hybrid energy harvesting (HEH)
  • Internet of things (IoT)
  • Low power electronic devices
  • Solar photovoltaic
  • Thermoelectric
  • Wireless sensor networks (WSNs)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Information Systems
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biochemistry
  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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