Sourcing power with microbial fuel cells: A timeline

PMD Serra, A Espírito-Santo - Journal of Power Sources, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental concerns gather considerable academic research and private investment,
namely when addressing water and energy. Wastewater treatment and reuse have become …

A steady-state electrical model of a microbial fuel cell through multiple-cycle polarization curves

PMD Serra, A Espírito-Santo, M Magrinho - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Microbial Fuel Cells as power sources in rural or remote locations can
solve issues related with power availability and wastewater cleaning. Furthermore, the …

A Water-Energy Nexus Approach for the Co-Optimization of Electric and Water Systems

Z Alnahhal, MF Shaaban, MA Hamouda, T Majozi… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The staggering increase in water production, driven by population and economic growth,
has consequently led to a massive increase in energy demand, particularly in countries that …

An Energy-Efficient Process for Optimal Communication Synchronization in Low Power Wireless Smart Sensors

H da Rocha, JLD Pereira, T Rodrigues… - … on Measurements & …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless sensor connectivity is heavily constrained by the availability of power at the sensor.
With the increasing use of energy harvesting mechanisms, the need to develop wireless …

Self-powered smart sensors in the management of water infrastructures

A Espírito-Santo, BJF Ribeiro… - 2018 IEEE 16th …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The exploitation of water resources requires infrastructures with characteristics of diversified
complexity, wide geographic coverage and difficult to access. The water cycle includes …

Optimal Operation of Power System Integrated with Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination

ZH Alnahhal, MF Shaaban… - 2021 6th International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Numerous countries start suffering from droughts in the last decades due to climate changes
and the increment in population, accordingly many governments tend to co-optimize their …

Water pH Monitoring with a Smart Sensor Powered by a Thermoelectric Generator with a Phase-Change Material

A Espírito-Santo, S Ambrósio… - IECON 2019-45th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The quality of water supplied to the human populations should be under continuous
monitorization to detect possible threats to the consumer or infrastructure. The measurement …

Energetic Evaluation and Management of Low-Power Wireless Smart Transducers

JLD Pereira, A Espírito-Santo - IECON 2020 The 46th Annual …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy availability at wireless transducer nodes is an essential requirement to observe at
the network development stage. Know the amount of energy that should be present at the …

Study of Smart Sensor Designing Parameters for Water Resources Management

T Sardar, S Mishra, S Pandey - Recent Developments in Mechanics and …, 2022 - Springer
Geo-specific data of water contaminants are important and rare for water resources
management. Smart sensors are a basic and powerful tool for managing water resources …

Water-Energy Nexus: Normalização, Produção e Utilização de Energia nos Processos da Água

DES Gomes - 2022 - ubibliorum.ubi.pt
O conceito Water-Energy Nexus contribui, cada vez mais, para demonstrar que a água e a
energia são recursos que estão inevitavelmente interligadas no quotidiano da nossa …