A Low-cost remote solar energy monitoring system for a buoyed iot ocean observation platform

Aoife Hegarty; Guy Westbrook; Damien Glynn; Declan Murray; Edin Omerdic; Daniel Toal

doi:10.1109/WF-IoT.2019.8767311

A Low-cost remote solar energy monitoring system for a buoyed iot ocean observation platform

Aoife Hegarty
, Guy Westbrook
, Damien Glynn
, Declan Murray
, Edin Omerdic
, Daniel Toal

University of Limerick
Marine Institute
Marine Offshore Services

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

34 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper describes the design, construction and testing of a low-cost Energy Monitoring System used to remotely monitor the condition of autonomous power generators (i.e. solar panels) for Marine IoT applications. The purpose of the device is to expedite remote troubleshooting, highlight potential problems and identify the need for service/recovery. It consists of a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera, an 8 megapixel video/stills camera, Raspberry pi Mini-PC, two VE.Direct® to USB interfaces, UHF transceiver, GPS and a power supply. Its method of non-invasive testing involves the transmission of GPS position and time stamped images, as well as infrared images of the Photovoltaic (PV) panels ashore by Slow Scan TV (SSTV). The image is modulated on a UHF carrier wave and received at an internet gateway using a Software Defined Radio (SDR) receiver on a parent buoy. It is then transmitted ashore for demodulation via TCP link across a subsea Ethernet cable. Invasive monitoring is carried out by attaching a USB interface to the Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Solar Charge Controllers on the buoy. A Linux shell script run on the Mini-PC logs values such as PV Voltage, Battery Voltage, Charge State and Daily Energy Yield from the PV panels. The device aims to reduce costs and downtime, enabling remote decisions to be made, working towards achieving energy continuum.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	386-391
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538649800
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WF-IoT.2019.8767311
Publication status	Published - Apr 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	5th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Limerick, Ireland Duration: 15 Apr 2019 → 18 Apr 2019

Publication series

Name	IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference	5th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Limerick
Period	15/04/19 → 18/04/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Autonomous Energy
Energy Monitor
Marine IoT
PV Panels
Remote Buoy
SSTV

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Hegarty, A., Westbrook, G., Glynn, D., Murray, D., Omerdic, E., & Toal, D. (2019). A Low-cost remote solar energy monitoring system for a buoyed iot ocean observation platform. In IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 386-391). Article 8767311 (IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WF-IoT.2019.8767311

Hegarty, Aoife ; Westbrook, Guy ; Glynn, Damien et al. / A Low-cost remote solar energy monitoring system for a buoyed iot ocean observation platform. IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 386-391 (IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings).

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Hegarty, A, Westbrook, G, Glynn, D, Murray, D, Omerdic, E & Toal, D 2019, A Low-cost remote solar energy monitoring system for a buoyed iot ocean observation platform. in IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings., 8767311, IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 386-391, 5th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019, Limerick, Ireland, 15/04/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/WF-IoT.2019.8767311

A Low-cost remote solar energy monitoring system for a buoyed iot ocean observation platform. / Hegarty, Aoife; Westbrook, Guy; Glynn, Damien et al.
IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 386-391 8767311 (IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings).

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Hegarty A, Westbrook G, Glynn D, Murray D, Omerdic E, Toal D. A Low-cost remote solar energy monitoring system for a buoyed iot ocean observation platform. In IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 386-391. 8767311. (IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things, WF-IoT 2019 - Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2019.8767311

A Low-cost remote solar energy monitoring system for a buoyed iot ocean observation platform

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