A Novel Application in Overhead Power Lines of Wireless Self-Powered Monitoring System for Early Detection of Forest Fires
Conference: PCIM Europe 2023 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
05/09/2023 - 05/11/2023 at Nürnberg, Germany
doi:10.30420/566091176
Proceedings: PCIM Europe 2023
Pages: 8Language: englishTyp: PDF
Authors:
Munoz-Gomez, Antonio-Miguel; Munoz-Cruzado-Alba, Jesus (CIRCE Foundation, Spain)
Sanz-Osorio, Jose-Francisco (Zaragoza University, Spain)
Abstract:
Forest fires have burned a record 700,000 hectares in the EU in 2022. In this context, additional efforts are required to prevent hazards for humans, property and preserve wildlife. This paper presents a wireless self-powered and distributed sensor system to monitoring forest for the early detection of fire. The approach discusses the preliminary design to take advantage of overhead power lines to deploy a lowcost mesh network around them. A gateway node powered by an energy harvester on a power cable enables the deployment of a mesh network of nodes over a kilometer-long area.