Review of Next-Generation Wireless Devices with Self-Energy Harvesting for Sustainability Improvement
James Deva Koresh Hezekiah,
Karnam Chandrakumar Ramya,
Sathya Bama Krishna Radhakrishnan,
Vishnu Murthy Kumarasamy,
Malathi Devendran,
Avudaiammal Ramalingam,
Rajagopal Maheswar
Affiliations
James Deva Koresh Hezekiah
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore 641407, Tamil Nadu, India
Karnam Chandrakumar Ramya
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore 641008, Tamil Nadu, India
Sathya Bama Krishna Radhakrishnan
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
Vishnu Murthy Kumarasamy
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore 641042, Tamil Nadu, India
Malathi Devendran
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode 638060, Tamil Nadu, India
Avudaiammal Ramalingam
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
Rajagopal Maheswar
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Centre for IoT and AI (CITI), KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore 641407, Tamil Nadu, India
Wireless methodologies are the focal point of electronic devices, including telephones, computers, sensors, mobile phones, laptops, and wearables. However, wireless technology is not yet utilized extensively in underwater and deep-space communications applications, and it is also not applied in certain critical medical, military, and industrial applications due to its limited battery life. Self-energy-harvesting techniques overcome this issue by converting ambient energy from the surroundings into usable power for electronic devices; devices that use such techniques are next-generation wireless devices that can operate without relying on external power sources. This methodology improves the sustainability of the wireless device and ensures its prolonged operation. This article gives an in-depth analysis of the recent techniques that are implemented to design an efficient energy-harvesting wireless device. It also summarizes the most preferred energy sources and generator systems in the present trends. This review and its summary explore the common scope of researchers in narrowing their focus in designing new self-energy-harvesting wireless devices.
