Benthic microbial fuel cells: Long-term power sources for wireless marine sensor networks

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7666, Issue , 2010, Pages

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

^a Trophos Energy Inc   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic microbial fuel cell; environmental fuel cell; marine power; marine sensor network; remote power source; remote sensor network

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL FUEL CELL; MARINE POWER; MARINE SENSOR NETWORK; REMOTE POWER SOURCE; REMOTE SENSOR NETWORK;

ENERGY HARVESTING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FUEL CELLS; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; REMOTE SENSING; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 79958000980     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.854896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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