EAGER: REPWiNet: Renewable Energy Powered Wireless Networks - Architecture, Protocols and Implementations

该项目旨在通过使用可再生能源为无线接入网络供电来提供节能通信。无线接入网络和电网被设想为以分布式方式部署，其中分布式基站消耗可由可再生能源生成的更少量的功率。应用优化理论和博弈论研究无线接入网与电网之间的相互作用，将微电网的功率分配融入无线接入网的设计和优化中，优化无线接入网的运行，并通过考虑用户的电力需求和微电网的运行特性来设计微电网的运行（无线接入网络）和分布式能源（可再生能源发电机）。 该研究探讨了将可再生能源应用于无线网络供电的潜力，并刺激可再生能源的大规模应用，以帮助绿色社会和减少环境的碳足迹。两个主要的结果是预期的：1）的算法，优化可再生能源供电的无线网络（REPWiNet）的操作，和2）的通信协议，协调无线接入网络与底层电网。从设计REPWiNet中获得的见解和结果不仅将为设计无线接入网络提供指导，还将为设计微电网中的配电和协调提供指导。研究结果将发布在网站上，并提交给期刊发表和高级会议上的演讲。

This project aims to provision energy-efficient communications by powering wireless access networks with renewable energy. Wireless access networks and the power grid are envisioned to be deployed in a distributed manner in which a distributed base station consumes less amount of power that can be generated by renewable energy. Optimization theory and game theory are applied to study the interaction between the wireless access networks and the power grids, to optimize the operation of wireless access networks by integrating the power distribution of the micro grid into the design and optimization of the wireless access networks, and to design the operation of the micro grid by considering characteristics of both the power demand of the consumers (wireless access networks) and the distributed energy resources (renewable power generators). The research explores the potential of applying renewable energy into powering wireless networks, and stimulates the large scale application of renewable energy in helping green the society and reduce the carbon footprint of the environment. Two major results are anticipated: 1) the algorithms that optimize the operation of renewable energy powered wireless networks (REPWiNet), and 2) the communication protocols that coordinate the wireless access network with the underlying power grids. The insights and results derived from designing REPWiNet will provide guidelines not only for designing wireless access networks but also for designing the power distribution and coordination in micro grids. Research results will be posted on a website as well as submitted for publications in journals and presentations at premium conferences.