Towards energy neutral wireless communications : photovoltaic cells to connect remote areas

Das, Sovan and Poves, Enrique and Fakidis, John and Sparks, Adrian and Videv, Stefan and Haas, Harald (2019) Towards energy neutral wireless communications : photovoltaic cells to connect remote areas. Energies, 12 (19). 3772. ISSN 1996-1073 (https://doi.org/10.3390/en12193772)

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Abstract

In this work, we have designed, developed and deployed the world's first optical wireless communication (OWC) system using off-the-shelf lasers and solar photovoltaics. Four bidirectional OWC prototypes have been installed on the Orkney Islands of Scotland at a 30 m link distance for the provision of high-speed internet access to two residential properties. The silicon-made solar panels can harvest power up to 5 W from sunlight and they offer data rates as high as 8 Mb/s. Using additional analogue processing, data rates higher than the existing landline broadband connection are achieved. This breakthrough opens the development path to low cost, self-powered and plug-and-play free-space optical (FSO) systems.

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Das, Sovan, Poves, Enrique, Fakidis, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8195-4890, Sparks, Adrian, Videv, Stefan and Haas, Harald;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:74583
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    3 October 2019
    Published
    27 September 2019
    Accepted
    Keywords:communication systems, energy harvesting, free-space optical communication, light communication, optical wireless communications, solar energy, Electrical Engineering. Electronics Nuclear Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Energy (miscellaneous), Control and Optimization, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:12 Nov 2020 09:59
    Last modified:25 May 2023 10:50
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/74583
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