The state-of-the-art of sensors and environmental monitoring technologies in buildings
H Hayat, T Griffiths, D Brennan, RP Lewis, M Barclay… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Building energy consumption accounts for 30%–45% of the global energy demand. With an
ever-increasing world population, it has now become essential to minimize the energy …
ever-increasing world population, it has now become essential to minimize the energy …
A new generation of sensors and monitoring tools to support climate-smart forestry practices
Climate-smart forestry (CSF) is an emerging branch of sustainable adaptive forest
management aimed at enhancing the potential of forests to adapt to and mitigate climate …
management aimed at enhancing the potential of forests to adapt to and mitigate climate …
Survey of energy harvesting technologies for wireless sensor networks
Energy harvesting (EH) technologies could lead to self-sustaining wireless sensor networks
(WSNs) which are set to be a key technology in Industry 4.0. There are numerous methods …
(WSNs) which are set to be a key technology in Industry 4.0. There are numerous methods …
A perspective on plant robotics: from bioinspiration to hybrid systems
As miscellaneous as the Plant Kingdom is, correspondingly diverse are the opportunities for
taking inspiration from plants for innovations in science and engineering. Especially in …
taking inspiration from plants for innovations in science and engineering. Especially in …
Multisource energy conversion in plants with soft epicuticular coatings
Living plants have recently been exploited for unusual tasks such as energy conversion and
environmental sensing. Yet, using plants as small-scale autonomous energy sources is …
environmental sensing. Yet, using plants as small-scale autonomous energy sources is …
Charge generation by passive plant leaf motion at low wind speeds: design and collective behavior of plant-hybrid energy harvesters
Energy harvesting techniques can exploit even subtle passive motion like that of plant
leaves in wind as a consequence of contact electrification of the leaf surface. The effect is …
leaves in wind as a consequence of contact electrification of the leaf surface. The effect is …
A lightweight anomaly detection method based on SVDD for wireless sensor networks
Y Chen, S Li - Wireless Personal Communications, 2019 - Springer
Limited resources and harsh deployment environments may cause raw observations
collected by sensor nodes to have poor data quality and reliability, which will influence the …
collected by sensor nodes to have poor data quality and reliability, which will influence the …
A±0.5-mV-minimum-input DC-DC converter with stepwise adiabatic gate-drive and efficient timing control for thermoelectric energy harvesting
This paper presents a step-up DC-DC converter that uses a stepwise gate-drive technique to
reduce the power FET gate-drive energy by 82%, allowing positive efficiency down to an …
reduce the power FET gate-drive energy by 82%, allowing positive efficiency down to an …
Internet of Natural Things (IoNT): An experimental evaluation of best position to harvest thermal energy from trees
MM Ferreira, MPMG Miguel… - … on Smart Internet of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology concept where everyday objects feature
connectivity to the Internet based on embedded devices that need some energy source for …
connectivity to the Internet based on embedded devices that need some energy source for …
An online remote verification system of thermal sources for energy harvesting application
Several thermoelectric energy harvesting applications have been introduced recently,
showing an increasing interest in thermoelectric energy, mainly using Thermoelectric …
showing an increasing interest in thermoelectric energy, mainly using Thermoelectric …