Articles | Volume 7, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-299-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-299-2018
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19 Apr 2018
Feature article |  | 19 Apr 2018

Autonomous micro-platform for multisensors with an advanced power management unit (PMU)

Pierre Bellier, Philippe Laurent, Serguei Stoukatch, François Dupont, Laura Joris, and Michael Kraft

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An original platform embedding multiple sensors and an energy harvesting unit is described. It is versatile and requires little or no maintenance. Multiple platforms can be connected to a hub device in a wireless sensor network. Emphasis was put on the reduction of power consumption and on the energy harvesting unit. With the addition of a small solar panel the system can be fully autonomous indoors. Characterization of power consumption and a test in real-world operation are presented.