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SOLAR ENERGY HARVESTING DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR

3.3 V SMALL AND LOW-POWERED DEVICES IN WIRELESS
SENSOR NETWORK
1st International Conference on Telematics and Future Generation Networks (TAFGEN) 2015

• Azza KOOLI
• Mahmoud HANED
• Wahiba SOLTANI
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Outline :
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
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Introduction

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• Photovoltaic cell converts sunlight into electric energy .
Methods

• Wireless sensor network (WSN) has been used in an automation and wireless solution .
Results
Discussion
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Introduction

INTRODUCTION :
Methods
Results

Solar
Panel solar Wireless sensor network
Discussion
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Introduction

INTRODUCTION :
The main goal of this study is to determine a practical solar energy harvesting (EH)
system framework which compensates the current consumption of the load by
Methods

operating continuously using its own energy obtained by the environment, for low
powered 3.3 V wireless sensor nodes operating at a maximum load consumption of
1.0 W, while describing and discussing some important remarks for the design of the
system
Results
Discussion
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Introduction

METHODS :
• The architecture of the energy recovery system has not undergone many changes over the years
Methods
Results

Fig 1: Energy harvesting system architecture.

Discussion
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METHODS :

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Introduction

The charge of the battery with and without charge connected

The figures presented the charge of the battery as a function of time :
Methods
Results

Battery charging with load using 1 W solar cell.

Discussion

Battery charging without load using 1 W solar cell.

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The advantage of implementing the MPPT

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Vmppt and Vnmppt : represent the battery voltage

Pmppt and Pnmppt : represent the energy

generated when the MPPT is enabled or disabled
Results

Battery charging without load using 1 W solar cell.

Discussion