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Power controlled system for self-sustained RF energy harvesting sensors

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In the literature, harvested Radio Frequency (RF) power lies in the micro-watt (µW) range and power consumption of IoT (Internet of things) sensor nodes lies in the range of milli-watt (mW). Hence, environmentally hazardous lithium-ion batteries or power supplies have also been used to power sensor nodes along with the energy harvesting circuit. In this paper, a novel technique is used to make a self-sustained sensor by reducing power consumption. An IoT-enabled device NodeMCU, along with the DHT11 sensor, has been used for testing. An IoT-enabled development board requires 225 mW of power to function. The power consumption has been reduced from 225 mW to 264 µW through circuit modifications and deep sleep code. The calculated average power consumption in the modified circuit is 359.2 µW which can be achieved from environmental RF radiation to make battery-free, self-sustained sensors.

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  1. CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan, 333031, India

    Khushbu Singh Raghav & Deepak Bansal

  2. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India

    Khushbu Singh Raghav & Deepak Bansal

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Raghav, K.S., Bansal, D. Power controlled system for self-sustained RF energy harvesting sensors. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 113, 73–79 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-022-02088-x

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