Design of a solar energy harvesting system for supplying energy to an autonomous wireless sensor node

Mónica María Salazar Cardona; Alejandro Marulanda Tobón

doi:10.16925/2357-6014.2021.02.02

Design of a solar energy harvesting system for supplying energy to an autonomous wireless sensor node

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https://doi.org/10.16925/2357-6014.2021.02.02

Mónica María Salazar Cardona Ver Biografía

Universidad EAFIT

Alejandro Marulanda Tobón Ver Biografía

Universidad EAFIT

Introduction: This paper is the product of the research “Generation of a modular electronic platform for the conformation of a WSN” developed in the EAFIT University in 2019.

Problem: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are used as a technology of information and communication (TIC) to automate processes. Its implementation is considered non-efficient, because of their high cost concerning to the batteries replacement that the nodes conforming the WSN, require.

Objective: The objective of the research is to develop more efficient solar energy harvesting systems that can guarantee an average performance of the wireless sensor node at a low cost.

Methodology: Here we present the design and the implementation of a solar energy harvesting system that integrates a buck converter, a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control, and a wireless sensor node. Besides, we do measures of voltage at the output of the buck converter and estimation of energy autonomy in the wireless sensor node.

Results: Autonomous operation with the solar energy harvesting system was rich for the node sending packages each 20 min.

Conclusion: This article presented a solar energy harvesting system with the implementation of an MPPT control.

Originality: Through this research, parameters of the MPPT control are formulated for the first time for the solar energy harvesting system design, based on the duty cycle limits.

Limitations: The availability of the devices used in the implementation of the proposed design.

Keywords: solar panel, energy harvesting system, energy autonomy, wireless sensor nodes

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