When Telecommunication Networks Meet Energy Grids: Cellular Networks with Energy Harvesting and Trading Capabilities
When Telecommunication Networks Meet Energy Grids: Cellular Networks with Energy Harvesting and Trading Capabilities
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2015
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D. Zordan;M. Miozzo;P. Dini;M. Rossi
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D. Zordan;M. Miozzo;P. Dini;M. Rossi
In this article, we cover eco-friendly cellular networks, discussing the benefits that ambient energy harvesting offers in terms of energy consumption and profit. We advocate for future networks where energy harvesting will be massively employed to power network elements and, even further, where communication networks will seamlessly blend with future power grids. This vision entails the fact that future base stations may trade some of the excess energy that they harvest so as to make profit and provide ancillary services to the electricity grid. We start discussing recent developments in the energy harvesting field, to then deliberate about the way future energy markets are expected to evolve and the new fundamental tradeoffs that arise when energy can be traded. Performance estimates are given throughout to support our arguments and open research issues are discussed for this emerging field. and harvested current (Ah) are also shown. From these results, various interesting observations can be made.