Plant powered IoT unlocks numerous possibilities for agriculture and the environment
summary
Claims an underground tubular plant microbial fuel cell (PMFC) inserted below groundwater that yields about 1.2–1.4 milliwatts per meter tube (~40 mW/m² plant surface) and supplies ~600 millivolt to a bespoke harvester. System couples PMFC, supercapacitor storage and alkaline primary backup to produce 2.5 V and run a LoRaWAN phenology node (10‑channel color sensor, ~4 µA average) and proof-of-concept runs succeed with plans to scale to ~100 sensors per site.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 1:30Iot for Agriculture
- 2:04Nutrient Load
- 3:20Tubular Plant Microbial Fuel Cell
- 6:46How Do We Maximize the Value of an Iot Device
- 9:04The First Plant Power Harvester
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