Solar energy harvester for GPS pet collar

Ahmad Yusry, Syahidan Arshad (2021) Solar energy harvester for GPS pet collar. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

With the advancement of nowadays technology, all devices are smaller in size and wireless. Wireless technology is the most advanced technology so far and one of the advantages of this kind of technology is the power source. The power source of this wireless technology depends on the device battery life and needs to be plugged in for recharge purpose in order for it to be functioning. This problem can be solved by harvesting renewable energy in our surroundings, for example solar energy radiated from our sun. This system can be used to power up the wireless device and charge the backup battery installed at the same time. For that reason, this project developed a solar energy harvesting pet collar that will give the GPS pet collar ability to harvest the solar energy as their power source and charge the battery installed. The GPS system uses a minimum of 2.2v up to 3.6V in maximum, and the result obtained within this paper shows the solar panel can give enough power to power up the GPS system as that energy harvester circuit can give output up to 4.3V in direct sunlight and as low as 3.25V.

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