Luong K., Chong C., Dorman Z., Hara S., Luong K., Obatake C., Pham A., Walser R., Kuh A.
Renewable Island Energy Sustainability, US
Keywords: big data, environmental, irradiance, PV, renewable energy, sensor mesh, sensor network, solar, weather
To get environmental data we have created a self-sufficient environmental weather sensor network consisting of sensor network nodes that each get environmental data.. Powered by a 15,600 mAh lithium ion battery pack, a 3.7W solar panel, each node in the wireless weather sensor network will relay solar irradiance, barometric pressure, relative humidity and temperature to a server via an XBee transceiver. The sensor nodes are designed to be low cost, durable, self-powered (using a solar panel and rechargeable battery), and energy efficient. The nodes are connected using a wireless mesh network on the University of Hawaiʻi campus to get both spatial and temporal data. The data is being stored in a data server in the SCEL for processing, analysis, and visualization.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 2, Materials for Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability: TechConnect Briefs 2015
Published: June 14, 2015
Pages: 218 - 221
Industry sector: Energy & Sustainability
Topic: Solar Technologies
ISBN: 978-1-4987-4728-8