Efficient Energy Harvesting Systems - IOT

Devashree V. Samant, Dr. Hassanali Virani, Pavan Prasad

Abstract: The effectiveness of IOT (Internet of things) for industrial perspective can be discovered when devices are connected interactively with each other for better and immediate solutions for their business. Being aware of the finite availability of fossil fuels, Energy Harvesting is a smart solution for industries. When ambient energy available in the environment is converted into electrical energy the process is called Energy Harvesting. Energy harvesting system is a combination of several subsystems working together out of which power generation has a key role i. e driving IOT devices. Various sources like Solar, Piezoelectric, RF and Thermal are used to design energy harvesting system for low power applications. Some sources are dependent directly on environmental conditions in such case hybrid energy harvesting system is advantageous.

Keywords: IOT, Energy Harvesting Systems (EHS), ambient energy, Solar, Piezoelectric, RF, Heat, hybrid energy harvesting system