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<p>This paper presents the results of experimental research focused on wave energy harvesting and its conversion to power Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The harvesting and conversion process was performed using a wave energy converter (WEC) consisting of a lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric ceramic perovskite material and a prototype power electronic circuit. The designed WEC was considered as a power supply for an end node device (END) of an IoT network. The END consisted of a long-range radio module and an electronic paper display. A set of physical experiments were carried out, and the results confirmed that an energy surplus was supplied by WEC compared to the energy consumed by the END. Hence, the proposed scheme was experimentally validated as a convenient solution that could enable the autonomous operation of an IoT device. The use case presented here for the proposed WEC was analysed for selected sea areas on the basis of wave statistics. The novelty of this paper arises from an investigation that confirms that WECs can significantly contribute to the development of wireless and mobile IoT communication powered by freely available sea wave energy.</p>
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This paper presents the results of experimental research focused on wave energy harvesting and its conversion to power Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The harvesting and conversion process was performed using a wave energy converter (WEC) consisting of a lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric ceramic perovskite material and a prototype power electronic circuit. The designed WEC was considered as a power supply for an end node device (END) of an IoT network. The END consisted of a long-range radio module and an electronic paper display. A set of physical experiments were carried out, and the results confirmed that an energy surplus was supplied by WEC compared to the energy consumed by the END. Hence, the proposed scheme was experimentally validated as a convenient solution that could enable the autonomous operation of an IoT device. The use case presented here for the proposed WEC was analysed for selected sea areas on the basis of wave statistics. The novelty of this paper arises from an investigation that confirms that WECs can significantly contribute to the development of wireless and mobile IoT communication powered by freely available sea wave energy.

Design of an Autonomous IoT Node Powered by a Perovskite-Based Wave Energy Converter

Department of Electric Drives and Energy Conversion, Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering

Polish Maritime Research

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This paper presents the results of experimental research focused on wave energy harvesting and its conversion to power Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The...

Design of an Autonomous IoT Node Powered by a Perovskite-Based Wave Energy Converter

Published Online: Oct 10, 2023

Page range: 142 - 152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2023-0047

Keywords
wave energy converter, renewable energy, internet of things, IoT applications, hydropower

© 2023 Marcin Drzewiecki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Design of an Autonomous IoT Node Powered by a Perovskite-Based Wave Energy Converter

Published Online: Oct 10, 2023

Page range: 142 - 152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2023-0047

Keywordswave energy converter, renewable energy, internet of things, IoT applications, hydropower

© 2023 Marcin Drzewiecki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
wave energy converter, renewable energy, internet of things, IoT applications, hydropower