Hybrid Wireless RF-Perovskite Photovoltaic Energy Harvester Design Consideration for Low-Power Internet of Things
Mfonobong Uko, Fanuel Elias, Sunday Ekpo, Dipankar Saha, Swarnadipto Ghosh, Muhammad Ijaz, Samik Chakraborty, A.A.P. Gibson
Abstract
The rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to increased demand for low-power energy harvesting solutions to power the vast number of interconnected devices. In this context, the combination of wireless radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting, and perovskite photovoltaic has emerged as a promising approach for efficient energy harvesting in low-power IoT applications. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the design considerations for a hybrid wireless RF-perovskite photovoltaic energy harvester tailored specifically for low-power IoT devices. For the first time, combined mathematical modelling of the system architecture is presented. The achieved efficiency of the combined system is 78% and this holds a great promise for next generation 5G/6G smart IoT passive electronics.