Self-Sustained Autonomous Wireless Sensor Network with Integrated Solar Photovoltaic System for Internet of Smart Home-Building (IoSHB) Applications

Md. Rokonuzzaman; Mahmuda Khatun Mishu; Nowshad Amin; Mithulananthan Nadarajah; Rajib Baran Roy; Kazi Sajedur Rahman; Adamu Muhammad Buhari; Shuza Binzaid; Mohammad Shakeri; Jagadeesh Pasupuleti

doi:10.3390/mi12060653

Micromachines (Jun 2021)

Self-Sustained Autonomous Wireless Sensor Network with Integrated Solar Photovoltaic System for Internet of Smart Home-Building (IoSHB) Applications

Md. Rokonuzzaman,
Mahmuda Khatun Mishu,
Nowshad Amin,
Mithulananthan Nadarajah,
Rajib Baran Roy,
Kazi Sajedur Rahman,
Adamu Muhammad Buhari,
Shuza Binzaid,
Mohammad Shakeri,
Jagadeesh Pasupuleti

Affiliations

Md. Rokonuzzaman: Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The National Energy University), Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Mahmuda Khatun Mishu: Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The National Energy University), Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Nowshad Amin: Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The National Energy University), Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Mithulananthan Nadarajah: Power and Energy System, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE), University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
Rajib Baran Roy: School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Bryan Jordan Drive, Gladstone 4680, Australia
Kazi Sajedur Rahman: Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
Adamu Muhammad Buhari: Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya Campus, Cyberjaya 63100, Selangor, Malaysia
Shuza Binzaid: Smart Microgrid Advanced Research and Technology (SMART) Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA
Mohammad Shakeri: Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The National Energy University), Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Jagadeesh Pasupuleti: Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The National Energy University), Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12060653
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 6
p. 653

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Conventional wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in smart home-building (SHB) are typically driven by batteries, limiting their lifespan and the maximum number of deployable units. To satisfy the energy demand for the next generation of SHB which can interconnect WSNs to make the internet of smart home-building (IoSHB), this study introduces the design and implementation of a 250 mW to 2.3 W energy harvesting device. The proposed device is dynamically autonomous owing to the integration of embedded solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and power storage through a supercapacitor (SC; 5 V, 0.47 F) capable of powering WSNs for 95 s (up to 4.11 V). The deployed device can harvest indoor and outdoor ambient light at a minimum illumination of 50 lux and a maximum illumination of 200 lux. Moreover, the proposed system supports wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to do data transfer to a webserver as a complete internet of things (IoT) device. A customized android dashboard is further developed for data monitoring on a smartphone. All in all, this self-powered WSN node can interface with the users of the SHBs for displaying ambient data, which demonstrates its promising applicability and stability.

Published in Micromachines

ISSN: 2072-666X (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/micromachines

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