Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) as a potential photovoltaic technology for the self-powered internet of things (IoTs) applications

Indoor solar cells have a prospective to influence the ecology of the Internet of Things (IoTs), containing communication devices, actuators, remote, and distributed sensors. Smart IoT sensors have the potential to perform control functions and mass monitoring, which leads to modernizing industrial...

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Published inTERI information digest on energy and environment Vol. 20; no. 2; p. 191
Main Authors Aslam, A, Mehmood, U, Arshad, M H, Ishfaq, A, Zaheer, J, Khan, A U H, Sufyan, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi The Energy and Resources Institute 01.06.2021
Subjects
Actuators
Automation
Commercialization
Communication devices
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Dyes
Ecological effects
Electric power
Engraving
Fabrication
Indoor environments
Internet of Things
Modernization
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaics
Remote sensors
Sensors
Smart sensors
Solar cells
Solar energy
Streamlining
Substrates
Technology
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Summary:Indoor solar cells have a prospective to influence the ecology of the Internet of Things (IoTs), containing communication devices, actuators, remote, and distributed sensors. Smart IoT sensors have the potential to perform control functions and mass monitoring, which leads to modernizing industrial and domestic automation systems. These sensor devices necessitate exceptionally less electrical power in several applications, and it will be remarkable if they could be driven by an indoor power gathering system. The technology of dyesensitized solar cell has engraved a significant space in the field of photovoltaics due to its various distinctive merits such as relatively cheap methods of fabrication, roll-to-roll compatibility, using readily available materials, and easy processing ability on flexible substrates. Multi-colored, semi-transparent dye solar cells/ panels also exhibit exceptional performance in indoor/artificial light, consequently streamlining the stage for the indoor light harvesting and selfpower the applications of IoTs. The objective of this review is to emphasize applications ofDSSCs for IoTs, factors affecting the performance, and challenges in their commercialization. This paper consists of four parts. The first part explains the importance of solar energy and the merits of photovoltaic technology over other technologies. The second part describes the evolution of DSSC from the laboratory to commercialization. The potential of DSSCs for IoT applications is discussed in the third part. Finally, challenges and future outlook is discussed in the last part of this literature. (15 Figures, 6 Tables, 169 References)
ISSN:0972-6721
1875-9297