Abstract
Energy efficiency is vital for uninterrupted long-term operation of wireless underground communication nodes in the field of decision agriculture. In this paper, energy harvesting and wireless power transfer techniques are discussed with applications in underground wireless communications (UWC). Various external wireless power transfer techniques are explored. Moreover, key energy harvesting technologies are presented that utilize available energy sources in the field such as vibration, solar, and wind. In this regard, the Electromagnetic(EM)- and Magnetic Induction(MI)-based approaches are explained. Furthermore, the vibration-based energy harvesting models are reviewed as well. These energy harvesting approaches lead to design of an efficient wireless underground communication system to power underground nodes for prolonged field operation in decision agriculture.
Keywords
Wireless Underground Channel, Underground Communications, Internet of Underground Things
Date of this Version
4-22-2020
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Agricultural Economics Commons, Agricultural Science Commons, Digital Communications and Networking Commons, Electrical and Electronics Commons, Power and Energy Commons, Sustainability Commons, Systems and Communications Commons
Comments
This is the publisher version of U. Raza, A. Salam, "On-Site and External Energy Harvesting in Underground Wireless", Electronics, Volume 9, No. 4, 2020. doi: 10.3390/electronics9040681. Published by MDPI, it is made available here CC-BY.