Wireless Sensor Network for Low-cost Air Quality Measurement

Abstract

The original proposal of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) based on short-range communication (wM-Bus) is suggested for the continuous monitoring of Particulate Matter within Smart Cities. A prototype of water meter equipped with a low cost off-the shelf PM sensor has been developed as remote node to be adopted in the radio Local Area Network. The simulation of a Smart Metering scenario based both on the result of the metrological characterization of the PM sensor (against the quality requirements of the PM measurement according to European regulations) and on the typical communication performance of the wM-Bus confirm the feasibility of the proposed AMI for the continuous analysis of the air pollution exposure within urban areas.