Industrial Wireless Monitoring with Energy-Harvesting Devices

Abstract

Vibration monitoring and analysis techniques are used increasingly for predictive maintenance. While traditional vibration monitoring relies on wired sensor networks, recent industrial technologies such as WirelessHART, ISA100.11a, and IEEE 802.15.4e have brought a paradigm shift in the automation sector by integrating the flexibility of wireless technologies with the versatility of Internet tools. However, these wireless technologies aren't designed to support strict resource constraint devices, and thus are still unable to fulfill the needs of many modern industrial applications. This article describes a new industrial wireless monitoring system capable of supporting energy-harvested devices through intelligent sensing and network management.