Solar powered low-power sensor module with a radio communication and a user interface

@inproceedings{citeulike:834238, abstract = {This article presents the power management of a solar powered sensor-module with a RF-transceiver and a user interface. Our platform is the first self sufficient platform, which allows remotely controlled and parameterized measurements by utilizing RF-transceiver technology. A maintenance-free double layer capacitor (DLC) was used for buffering energy to reach uninterrupted operation over day-night periods. Switching power supplies of the pulse-width modulation (PWM) class are used to charge the DLC and to generate stabilized supply-voltages. The regulation circuit for charging during solar-powered operation has been realized with a high-efficiency synchronous step-down converter. To make programmable voltages available, a boost converter has been implemented with the central microcontroller.}, author = {Leder, E. and Sutor, A. and Lerch, R. }, citeulike-article-id = {834238}, journal = {Sensors, 2005 IEEE}, keywords = {low-power, solar-power}, pages = {4 pp.+}, posted-at = {2006-09-08 00:22:05}, priority = {2}, title = {Solar powered low-power sensor module with a radio communication and a user interface}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs\_all.jsp?arnumber=1597730}, year = {2005} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:834238 L3 - citeulike-article-id:834238 TI - Solar powered low-power sensor module with a radio communication and a user interface JF - Sensors, 2005 IEEE SP - 4 pp. N2 - This article presents the power management of a solar powered sensor-module with a RF-transceiver and a user interface. Our platform is the first self sufficient platform, which allows remotely controlled and parameterized measurements by utilizing RF-transceiver technology. A maintenance-free double layer capacitor (DLC) was used for buffering energy to reach uninterrupted operation over day-night periods. Switching power supplies of the pulse-width modulation (PWM) class are used to charge the DLC and to generate stabilized supply-voltages. The regulation circuit for charging during solar-powered operation has been realized with a high-efficiency synchronous step-down converter. To make programmable voltages available, a boost converter has been implemented with the central microcontroller. KW - low-power KW - solar-power AU - Leder, E AU - Sutor, A AU - Lerch, R PY - 2005/// UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1597730 ER -