Design and fabrication of a solar-powered Bluetooth Low Energy device

• Main Author: Ishiguro, Amy (Amy S.)
• Other Authors: Tonio Buonassisi.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2016
• Subjects: Mechanical Engineering.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105703

Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2016. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-32). === A device was built within the MIT Photovoltaic Laboratory that obtains power from solar cells, collects temperature data from a sensor, and sends the data to a phone application via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless technology. BLE is suited for use with solar technology because of its low energy consumption. Although limited to small data packets and a range of a few dozen meters, such a device has many potential applications in the near future. The same device architecture can be modified to suit a variety of applications by interchanging current components with those suited for the intended design application. The adaptability of this device architecture, combined with further advances in solar cell technology and a low-power approach, increases the commercialization prospects of small solar-powered devices. === by Amy Ishiguro. === S.B.