A more efficient technique to power home monitoring systems using controlled battery charging

Azevedo, Joaquim Amândio; Santos, Filipe Edgar

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Authors

Azevedo, Joaquim Amândio

Santos, Filipe Edgar

Abstract(s)

Home energy monitoring has recently become a very important issue and a means to reduce energy consumption in the residential sector. Sensors and control systems are deployed at various locations in a house and an intelligent system is used to efficiently manage the consumed energy. Low power communication systems are used to provide low power consumption from a smart meter. Several of these systems are battery operated. Other systems use AC/DC adapters to supply power to sensors and communication systems. However, even using low-power technology, such as ZigBee, the power consumption of a router can be high because it must always be powered on. In this work, to evaluate power consumption, a system for monitoring energy usage and indoor air quality was developed. A technique is proposed to efficiently supply power to the components of the system. All sensor nodes are battery operated, and relays are used to control the battery charging process. In addition, an energy harvesting system based on solar energy was developed to power the proposed system.

Keywords

Energy monitoring Wireless sensor networks ZigBee Power supply Energy harvesting . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/4428

Citation

Azevedo, J. A., & Santos, F. E. (2021). A more efficient technique to power home monitoring systems using controlled battery charging. Energies, 14(13), 3846.