Power Harvesting in Wireless Sensor Networks and Its Adaptation with Maximum Power Point Tracking: Current Technology and Future Directions

IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 2104-2115

  Omairi, Amzar ^a   Ismail, Zool H ^a   Danapalasingam, Kumeresan A ^b   Ibrahim, Mohd ^a  

^a MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fractional open circuit voltage (FOCV); Internet of Things (IoT); maximum power point tracking (MPPT); power harvesting; wireless sensor networks (WSNs) power consumption

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; INTERNET OF THINGS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; FRACTIONAL OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; HARVESTING STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL MONITORING; INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT); MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; POWER HARVESTING; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 85033365730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23274662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2017.2768410     Document Type: Article

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