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Portable Simulation Models for Energy Aspects of IoT Devices in the LoLiPoP-IoT Project
Joyce Daire
Smrž Pavel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D., DCGM (FIT)
Kathuria Shruti
Strnadel Josef, Ing., Ph.D., DCSY (FIT)
Quinn Caitlin
Šimek Václav, Ing., DCSY (FIT)
Staroň Patrik, Ing., DCGM (FIT)
The increasing interest in IoT devices poses significant challenges in battery
waste, not to mention the effort needed to replace the batteries in remote
applications. In the LoLiPoP-IoT project, we address these issues by developing
energy-efficient IoT platforms that extend the device's battery life through
low-power design and energy harvesting. However, for a successful design,
preliminary measurements and simulations need to be done to demonstrate the
feasibility of the utilized technologies and their dimensioning. This paper
presents a method of collecting data and creating a novel portable simulation
model implemented in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. During the data collection
phase, we plot detailed energy consumption and income of our device (i.e., asset
tracking tag). PC1D simulations of a crystalline-silicon photo-voltaic panel and
the device model were utilized to collect data for the final (i.e., composed)
model. Our model allows real-time adjustments of key parameters, such as ambient
light intensity, battery capacity, and photo-voltaic panel sizing. Our goal is to
deliver a solution that allows our partner to conduct basic experiments on their
own computers with a user-friendly interface for parameter selection and result
visualization. Our results indicate that for one application area, a 25cm2
photo-voltaic panel is needed, while for the other, a 23cm2 panel is enough.
Internet of Things, Low Power, Energy Simulation, Electronic Design, Energy
Harvesting, Energy Efficiency, EU Project
@inproceedings{BUT197689,
author="Jakub {Lojda} and {} and Pavel {Smrž} and {} and Josef {Strnadel} and {} and Václav {Šimek} and Patrik {Staroň}",
title="Portable Simulation Models for Energy Aspects of IoT Devices in the LoLiPoP-IoT Project",
booktitle="2025 28th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD)",
year="2025",
pages="368--375",
publisher="IEEE Computer Society",
address="Salerno",
doi="10.1109/DSD67783.2025.00058",
isbn="979-8-3315-8499-3",
url="https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/13499/"
}