Special Issue "Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral IoT Devices and Systems"
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2019) | Viewed by 19884
Special Issue Editors

Interests: mobile and embedded systems; power/energy management; energy harvesting; energy-driven computing; intermittent computing
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Interests: embedded systems; energy harvesting systems; wireless sensor networks; transient computing; energy-/power-neutral systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The recent momentum of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) is driving the need for embedded devices comprising one or more low-power and resource-constrained computing elements and sensors. Power management of these devices is emerging as a primary challenge for system designers, as they typically have to last for many years without intervention to charge or replace batteries. Energy harvesting (EH) offers the potential for low-power systems to operate without batteries, by generating electrical power from environmental sources. However, energy harvesting sources can be volatile, meaning that a steady power supply cannot be relied upon. For this Special Issue, we welcome high-quality submissions that describe original and unpublished research contributions advancing the frontiers on energy-harvesting IoT devices and systems, with particular emphasis on energy-/power-neutral and intermittent sensing systems.
Dr. Geoff Merrett
Dr. Domenico Balsamo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
We solicit papers covering (but not limited to) one or more of the following topics:
- Power management concepts, algorithms, and circuits for energy-harvesting sensing systems;
- Architectures and standards for energy-neutral sensing systems;
- Hardware and software concepts for intermittent computing;
- Resource management and operating system support for energy-harvesting sensing systems;
- Communication in intermittent-power domain;
- Ensuring reliable operation in energy-harvesting sensor systems;
- Modeling, simulation, and tools for effective design of future energy-harvesting sensing systems;
- Internet of (battery-less) Things;
- Experience with real-world deployments and innovative applications