Open AccessBio‐Based Solar Energy Harvesting for Onsite Mobile Optical Temperature Sensing in Smart Cities
Author(s) -
Correia Sandra F.H.,
Bastos Ana R.N.,
Martins Margarida,
Macário Inês P.E.,
Veloso Telma,
Pereira Joana L.,
Coutinho João A.P.,
Ventura Sónia P.M.,
André Paulo S.,
Ferreira Rute A.S.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.202104801
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , computer science , sustainable development , solar energy , smart city , architectural engineering , process engineering , internet of things , telecommunications , materials science , environmental science , embedded system , electrical engineering , engineering , paleontology , biology , political science , law
The Internet of Things (IoT) fosters the development of smart city systems for sustainable living and increases comfort for people. One of the current challenges for sustainable buildings is the optimization of energy management. Temperature monitoring in buildings is of prime importance, as heating account for a great part of the total energy consumption. Here, a solar optical temperature sensor is presented with a thermal sensitivity of up to 1.23% °C −1 based on sustainable aqueous solutions of enhanced green fluorescent protein and C‐phycocyanin from biological feedstocks. These photonic sensors are presented under the configuration of luminescent solar concentrators widely proposed as a solution to integrate energy‐generating devices in buildings, as windows or façades. The developed mobile sensor is inserted in IoT context through the development of a self‐powered system able to measure, record, and send data to a user‐friendly website.