Title :
“WindFi” - A renewable powered base station for rural broadband
Author :
McGuire, C. ; Brew, M.R. ; Darbari, F. ; Weiss, Steven ; Stewart, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The HopScotch rural wireless broadband access test bed uses a network of low power base stations, powered by renewable energy sources to provide a low-cost rural broadband solution. In this paper we discuss the low power design aspects of the HopScotch base station and the impact on the required generation potential of renewable sources, battery bank sizing and the use of tracking PV arrays.
Keywords :
broadband networks; photovoltaic power systems; radio access networks; telecommunication power supplies; wireless LAN; HopScotch rural wireless broadband access test bed; PV array tracking; WindFi; battery bank sizing; low-cost rural broadband solution; low-power design aspects; renewable energy sources; renewable-powered base station; rural broadband; Base stations; Batteries; Broadband communication; Communities; Power systems; Telecommunications; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Signals and Image Processing (IWSSIP), 2012 19th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2191-5
