Research on the Power Supply of an Integrated Communication Module for a Gentelligent Component

The research presented in this paper is aimed to analyze the parameters of the given multijunction solar cell as a basic part of power supply unit for a designed transponder, embedded in a gentelligent component (a metallic bolt). The development of the test setup for measuring the solar cell characteristics is the main goal of the study. Since the solar cell output is sensitive to the electromagnetic spectrum and intensity of the light source, it is necessary to define, which artificial light sources can be used to power the device in low-sun or without-sun conditions. The minimal illumination conditions in which the solar cell produces enough power for the whole device operation were also identified. Moreover the methods of improvement of the power supply system efficiency were proposed and implemented

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