The invention titled “Combined Multi-Source Energy Harvesting and Communication Management System” developed by Asst.Prof. Doğay ALTINEL from the Department of Electrical and Electronics at IMU Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences as a result of his doctoral studies was found eligible for a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Asst.Prof. ALTINEL applied for the patent together with his thesis advisor Prof.Dr. Güneş Zeynep KARABULUT KURT from Istanbul Technical University and the patent was registered on January 12, 2021.
Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which are being used today and will be used in more and more areas, will have an important place in our lives in the near future. In this context, the patented system aimed to provide energy transition to wireless devices with a common energy harvesting method and to present a communication management solution. In this smart system, the energy obtained from different sources in the environment is used for communication purposes in accordance with the management strategy. Thus, it was aimed to increase global energy efficiency by reducing the need for battery replacement and providing operational convenience, cost advantage and energy efficiency. In this way, it was aimed to reduce environmental pollution by reducing the use of batteries. More than one energy source is used in the system. More than one energy source is used in the system. Energy sources provide energy to wireless devices by integrating with each other according to harvested energy, amount of energy and required energy statistics. Performance is increased with optimum energy consumption according to the communication demand, and it has become possible to obtain a sustainable network structure by providing uninterrupted energy access to the devices. At the same time, product innovation was achieved by obtaining the energy used by the existing wireless devices in a more beneficial way.
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