Smart Internet of Things System for Renewable Energy Resource
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 1445
Special Issue Editors
Interests: renewable energy; smart grids; microgrids; energy storage systems; hybrid electric systems; smart meter; power quality analyzers; IoT; LPWAN; electrical machines; energy efficiency
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Interests: renewable energy; smart grids; microgrids; energy storage systems; hybrid electric systems; electric vehicles; smart meter; power quality analyzers; IoT; LPWAN; wireless sensor network
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Renewable energy resources are used as distributed generation (DG) units, installed near the place where energy is converted and consumed, and their integration at home is very important.
IoT helps smart grids to support various network functions, including the generation, distribution, and consumption of energy, by incorporating IoT devices (such as sensors, actuators, and smart meters) with their related connectivity, automation, and tracking abilities. For these applications, the use of low-power long-range wireless networks (LPWANs) is fundamental to facilitate all necessary tasks in the smart grids of City 4.0 and Industry 4.0.
The integration of renewable energies (photovoltaic solar, wind energy, biomass energy, hydroelectric energy, and other sources) in smart grids implies the monitoring of households, cities, industries, and electric vehicles at all times. The development of monitoring and control applications using mobile devices is fundamental in these systems, which complement all the possibilities offered by the IoT.
Smart energy meters allow for communication between consumers and utility command centers to exchange messages about electrical consumption. Thus, it is essential to have access to them from any location, including instant access to information using mobile devices or computers.
Electric vehicle development and expansion require monitoring the state of charge of the batteries, the storage energy system, other electrical parameters, and the vehicle altogether. The use of long-range networks such as LoRa and NB-IoT provides the basis for the development of all these functionalities.
Prof. Dr. Antonio Cano-Ortega
Prof. Dr. Francisco Sánchez-Sutil
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cloud computing
- smart electric meters
- smart power analyzers
- smart grids
- smart meter networks
- monitoring of renewable energy power plants: photovoltaic solar energy, wind energy, hydroelectric energy, biomass energy, and other renewable energy resources
- distributed generation
- efficient smart electrical energy
- monitoring of storage energy system: batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, etc.
- monitoring electrical vehicles
- wireless technologies: Wi-Fi, LoRa, ZigBee, Bluetooth, NB-IoT, etc.
- LPWAN electrical networks
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