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Novel design for thermal management of PV cells in harsh environmental conditions
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
The abundance of solar energy is a blessing in the Arabian Peninsula, where more than 2000 kWh/m2 density has been recorded annually. This has resulted in sincere consideration of PV harvesting in the energy matrix and ...
Design and implementation of information centered protocol for long haul SHM monitoring
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
In structural health monitoring systems (SHM), robust data transmission is the fundamental constraint. In this work, an information centered protocol is being proposed for multi-sensor and multi-variable communication ...
New fast arctangent approximation algorithm for generic real-time embedded applications
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
Fast and accurate arctangent approximations are used in several contemporary applications, including embedded systems, signal processing, radar, and power systems. Three main approximation techniques are well-established ...
Energy-Efficient Transmission Technique based on Dijkstra Algorithm for decreasing energy consumption in WSNs
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we propose an energy-efficient multihop transmission technique for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) based on Dijkstra algorithm. We consider a WSN composed of N sensor nodes. Firstly, we group the sensor nodes ...
Experimental setup to validate the effects of major environmental parameters on the performance of FSO communication link in Qatar
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
Weather conditions and chemical composition of the atmosphere are the most uncontrollable challenges for free-space optical (FSO) communications. Environmental parameters contribute directly in the characterization of ...
A modular IoT platform for real-time indoor air quality monitoring
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
The impact of air quality on health and on life comfort is well established. In many societies, vulnerable elderly and young populations spend most of their time indoors. Therefore, indoor air quality monitoring (IAQM) is ...
A real-time early warning seismic event detection algorithm using smart geo-spatial bi-axial inclinometer nodes for Industry 4.0 applications
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
Earthquakes are one of the major natural calamities as well as a prime subject of interest for seismologists, state agencies, and ground motion instrumentation scientists. The real-time data analysis of multi-sensor ...
Geographical area network-structural health monitoring utility computing model
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
In view of intensified disasters and fatalities caused by natural phenomena and geographical expansion, there is a pressing need for a more effective environment logging for a better management and urban planning. This ...
A customized PV performance monitoring system in Qatar's harsh environment
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
A customized PV panel monitoring system is proposed. It is based on available hardware, as well as easily configurable Arduino?? software which does not require high specific programming skills. The configuration of hardware ...
PV power prediction in Qatar based on machine learning approach
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
PV output power is highly sensitive to many environmental parameters, hence, power available from plants based on this technology will be affected, especially in harsh environments such that of Gulf countries. In order to ...