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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2016
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Philip X. L. Feng, Beachwood, OH (US);
Peng Wang, Beachwood, OH (US);
Zenghui Wang, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Ran Wei, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Xu-Qian Zheng, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A sensor network that is easy to deploy and substantially maintenance-free is disclosed. Sensor networks in accordance with the present invention include a base station and at least one sensor node that is operative for monitoring the occupancy of an area and wirelessly communicating information to the base station. The sensor node includes an energy harvester for converting ambient energy into electrical energy and an energy manager that enables self-powering of the sensor node using only the electrical energy derived from the ambient energy. The energy manager also includes a cold-start module that enables initiation of sensor-node operation even in the absence of any stored energy onboard the sensor node.
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