BackyardNet™: Distributed sensor network powered by terrestrial microbial fuel cell technology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7693, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cooke, Keegan G ^a   Gay, Marcus O ^a   Radachowsky, Sage E ^a   Guzman, Juan J ^a   Chiu, Michael A ^a  

^a Trophos Energy Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Pilot project; Remote power; Technical feasibility study; Terrestrial microbial fuel cell; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NATIONAL SECURITY; SENSOR NODES; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; PILOT PROJECTS; REMOTE POWER;

UNATTENDED SENSORS;

EID: 77957930470     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.853930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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