Related papers: On intelligent energy harvesting
An energy harvesting cognitive radio scenario is considered where a secondary user (SU) with finite battery capacity opportunistically accesses the primary user (PU) channels. The objective is to maximize the throughput of SU under energy…
We investigate performance limits of a multiple access communication system with energy harvesting nodes where the utility function is taken to be the long-term average sum-throughput. We assume a causal structure for energy arrivals and…
Existing high-performance deep learning models require very intensive computing. For this reason, it is difficult to embed a deep learning model into a system with limited resources. In this paper, we propose the novel idea of the network…
Wireless energy harvesting constitutes an effective way to prolong the lifetime of wireless networks. In this paper, an opportunistic decode-and-forward cooperative communication system is investigated, where the energy-constrained relays…
Due to shortage of water resources and increasing water demands, the joint operation of multireservoir systems for balancing power generation, ecological protection, and the residential water supply has become a critical issue in hydropower…
The power electronic interface to a vibration energy harvester not only provides ac-dc conversion, but can also set the electrical damping to maximize output power under displacement-constrained operation. This is commonly exploited for…
A multiple-input single-output cognitive radio downlink network is studied with simultaneous wireless information and power transfer. In this network, a secondary user coexists with multiple primary users and multiple energy harvesting…
The increasing penetration of renewable energy resources in distribution systems necessitates high-speed monitoring and control of voltage for ensuring reliable system operation. However, existing voltage control algorithms often make…
The use of wearable and mobile devices for health monitoring and activity recognition applications is increasing rapidly. These devices need to maximize their accuracy and active time under a tight energy budget imposed by battery and small…
Energy harvesting (EH) is a multidisciplinary research area, involving physics, materials science and engineering, with the objective of providing renewable sources of sufficient power to operate targeted low-power applications.…
Energy harvesting has been developed as an effective technology for communication systems in order to extend the lifetime of these systems. In this work, we consider a singleuser energy harvesting wireless communication system, in which…
Integration of structures and functions allowed reducing electric consumptions of sensors, actuators and electronic devices. Therefore, it is now possible to imagine low-consumption devices able to harvest their energy in their surrounding…
We address the problem of interference management and power control in terms of maximization of a general utility function. For the utility functions under consideration, we propose a power control algorithm based on a fixed-point…
RF energy harvesting is a promising potential solution to provide convenient and perpetual energy supplies to low-power wireless sensor networks. In this paper, we investigate the energy harvesting performance of a wireless sensor node…
The energy harvesting capability of resonant harvesting structures, such as piezoelectric cantilever beams, can be improved by utilizing coupled oscillations that generate favourable strain mode distributions. In this work, we present the…
In this paper, a new class of energy-preserving integrators is proposed and analysed for Poisson systems by using functionally-fitted technology. The integrators exactly preserve energy and have arbitrarily high order. It is shown that the…
To address challenges in improving self-consumption of renewables and resilience in local residential power systems, the earlier work of the authors introduced a novel multi-energy management concept, integrating bidirectional power routing…
We study wireless power transmission by an energy source to multiple energy harvesting nodes with the aim to maximize the energy efficiency. The source transmits energy to the nodes using one of the available power levels in each time slot…
We present hardware/software techniques to intelligently regulate supply voltage and clock frequency of intermittently-computing devices. These devices rely on ambient energy harvesting to power their operation and small capacitors as…
The motion of a forced vibro-impacting inclined energy harvester is investigated in parameter regimes with asymmetry in the number of impacts on the bottom and top of the device. This motion occurs beyond a grazing bifurcation, at which…