Smart IoT System for Renewable Energy Resource-2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Renewable energy resources are used as distributed generation (DG) units and installed near to where the energy is converted and consumed. Further, the integration of renewable energy sources at home is very important.

IoT helps smart grids to support various network functions throughout the generation, distribution, and consumption of energy by incorporating IoT devices (such as sensors, actuators, and smart meters), as well as by providing the connectivity, automation, and tracking for such devices. For these applications, the use of low-power long-range wireless networks (LPWAN) is fundamental to facilitate all the necessary tasks in the smart grids in 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. In this sense, the development of monitoring and control applications using mobile devices is a fundamental tool in this type of systems, which complements all the possibilities offered by the IoT.

Smart energy meters are used to allow for communication between consumers and utility command centers to exchange messages about electrical consumption. Thus, it is essential to have access from any location and instant access to information using mobile devices or computers.

The development and expansion of the electric vehicle requires monitoring the state of charge of the batteries, the storage energy system, other electrical parameters, and the vehicle altogether. In this sense, 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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• 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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