Pub Date : 2024-04-10DOI: 10.1109/LES.2024.3387310
A. Hernández-Benítez;J. Vázquez-Castillo;Johan J. Estrada-López;G. Becerra-Nunez;N. Cólin-García;A. Castillo-Atoche
Hydroponic farming is a promising alternative to soil-based farming. However, it requires a precise control of the growth environment, which is hard to achieve with energy-constrained embedded systems. This letter presents an energy optimization technique for the continuous operation of energy harvesting-based hydroponics sensor nodes. The proposed technique is based on the self-tuning model, that dynamically adjust the duty cycle of the node, ensuring the autonomous operation of the Internet of Things system. The model can be programmed in a low-power microcontroller, allowing the decision-making process to reside entirely on the sensor node. Experimental results show that in the same time period, the self-tuning model allows $3.5times $