Modeling and optimization of a solar energy harvester system for self-powered wireless sensor networks

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2759-2766

  Dondi, Denis ^a   Bertacchini, Alessandro ^a   Brunelli, Davide ^b   Larcher, Luca ^a   Benini, Luca ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Modeling and optimization; PSpice simulations; Solar harvester

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELLING; APPLICATION FIELDS; BATTERY LIFE; BOOSTING EFFICIENCY; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN GUIDELINES; DESIGN PROCEDURES; DISCRETE COMPONENTS; EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; INSTANTANEOUS POWER; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV); PORTABLE APPLICATIONS; SELF-POWERED; SOLAR PANELS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WNS); WIRELESS SENSORS;

DETECTORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HARVESTERS; HYBRID SENSORS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER EXTRACTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR SYSTEM; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 47049131413     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2008.924449     Document Type: Article

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