Powering billions of connected devices has been recognized as one of the biggest hurdles
in the development of Internet of Things (IoT). With such a volume of tiny and ubiquitous …

The increasing popularity of micro-scale power-scavenging techniques for wireless sensor
networks (WSNs) is paving the way to energy-autonomous sensing systems. To sustain …

For sustainable Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems, the solar power prediction is an essential
element to optimize performance, allowing devices to schedule energy-intensive tasks in …

Energy harvesting technology provides a promising solution to enable internet of battery-
less things (IoBT), as the lifetime and size of batteries become major limiting factors in the …

The vibroacoustic modulation (VAM) is a nonlinear ultrasonic testing method that utilizes the
modulation of a high-frequency/low-amplitude probe wave with a low-frequency/high …

Efficient energy management is vital for the sustainability of IoT devices employing solar
harvesting systems, particularly to circumvent battery depletion during periods of diminished …

Transiently-powered devices rely solely on energy harvesters. Such devices typically use
capacitors to store the harvested energy, but recent systems employ supercapacitors to store …

Nonlinear modulation is a promising technique for ultrasonic non-destructive damage
identification. A wireless sensor network is ideally suited to monitor large structures using …

Structural monitoring of critical bridge structures can greatly benefit from the use of wireless
sensor networks (WSNs), however energy harvesting for the operation of the network …

Wireless sensor nodes are traditionally powered by individual batteries, and a significant
effort has been devoted to maximizing the lifetime of these devices. However, as the …