EAGER: REPWiNet: Renewable Energy Powered Wireless Networks - Architecture, Protocols and Implementations

EAGER：REPWiNet：可再生能源供电的无线网络 - 架构、协议和实现

• 批准号: 1147602
• 负责人: Nirwan Ansari
• 金额: $ 11万
• 依托单位: New Jersey Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1147602&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; REPWiNet; Renewable; Energy; Powered

This project aims to provision energy-efficient communications by powering wireless access networks with renewable energy. Wireless access networks and the power grid are envisioned to be deployed in a distributed manner in which a distributed base station consumes less amount of power that can be generated by renewable energy. Optimization theory and game theory are applied to study the interaction between the wireless access networks and the power grids, to optimize the operation of wireless access networks by integrating the power distribution of the micro grid into the design and optimization of the wireless access networks, and to design the operation of the micro grid by considering characteristics of both the power demand of the consumers (wireless access networks) and the distributed energy resources (renewable power generators). The research explores the potential of applying renewable energy into powering wireless networks, and stimulates the large scale application of renewable energy in helping green the society and reduce the carbon footprint of the environment. Two major results are anticipated: 1) the algorithms that optimize the operation of renewable energy powered wireless networks (REPWiNet), and 2) the communication protocols that coordinate the wireless access network with the underlying power grids. The insights and results derived from designing REPWiNet will provide guidelines not only for designing wireless access networks but also for designing the power distribution and coordination in micro grids. Research results will be posted on a website as well as submitted for publications in journals and presentations at premium conferences.

该项目旨在通过使用可再生能源为无线接入网络供电来提供节能通信。无线接入网络和电网预计以分布式方式部署，其中分布式基站消耗更少的可再生能源产生的电力。应用优化理论和博弈论研究无线接入网络与电网的相互作用，将微电网的功率分配融入到无线接入网络的设计和优化中，优化无线接入网络的运行；通过考虑消费者的电力需求（无线接入网络）和分布式能源（可再生发电机）的特征来设计微电网的运行。 该研究探讨了应用可再生能源为无线网络供电的潜力，并刺激可再生能源的大规模应用，帮助绿色社会和减少环境的碳足迹。预计将产生两个主要结果：1）优化可再生能源供电无线网络（REPWiNet）运行的算法，2）协调无线接入网络与底层电网的通信协议。 REPWiNet 设计得出的见解和结果不仅将为无线接入网络的设计提供指导，而且还将为微电网中的配电和协调设计提供指导。研究结果将发布在网站上，并提交在期刊上发表和在高级会议上进行演示。