Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries

This paper presents the design and implementation of a photovoltaic energy harvesting system aimed at charging cement-based structural batteries, with the goal of enabling energy-autonomous infrastructures. The proposed architecture employs a tailored DC/DC power converter optimized for low-power, h...

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Autores: Martín Pernía, Alberto|||0000-0002-6510-1422, Laviana, Pablo, Martín Ramos, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-0158-4656, Nuño García, Fernando|||0000-0001-9917-4200, Castrillejo, Ricardo, Colomer Rosell, Ernesto, Primaz, Carmen T.
Tipo de recurso: conjunto de datos
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:RUO. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:digibuo.uniovi.es:10651/81542
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10651/81542
https://dx.doi.org/10.17811/ruo_datasets.81542
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Concrete batteries
structural energy storage
DC-DC power converter
digital control
MPPT
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spelling Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural BatteriesMartín Pernía, Alberto|||0000-0002-6510-1422Laviana, PabloMartín Ramos, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-0158-4656Nuño García, Fernando|||0000-0001-9917-4200Castrillejo, RicardoColomer Rosell, ErnestoPrimaz, Carmen T.Concrete batteriesstructural energy storageDC-DC power converterdigital controlMPPTThis paper presents the design and implementation of a photovoltaic energy harvesting system aimed at charging cement-based structural batteries, with the goal of enabling energy-autonomous infrastructures. The proposed architecture employs a tailored DC/DC power converter optimized for low-power, high-impedance energy storage devices embedded in concrete. The converter integrates Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms to maximize energy extraction from the solar source. However, due to the unconventional electrochemical characteristics of cement-based batteries—namely, high and variable internal resistance, low charge acceptance, and pronounced self-discharge—standard MPPT operation may lead to overstress or inefficient charging. To address this, the control scheme dynamically limits MPPT operation based on real-time monitoring of the voltage across the terminals and the charge current, thus ensuring safe and adaptive energy transfer. The batteries used in the storage system are based on conductive concrete with iron chips and nickel galvanized steel electrodes. The monitoring of the battery status and the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is based on a dsPIC33EV256GM102 low-cost microcontroller. Additionally, a monitoring system for operating conditions and processed energy is integrated, with data displayed using an ESP32 SoC circuit and a mobile application. The system demonstrates stable and effective power delivery under variable irradiance conditions, confirming its suitability for long-term deployment in smart civil infrastructure © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems20252025-12-10datasethttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_ddb1NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/datasethttps://hdl.handle.net/10651/81542https://dx.doi.org/10.17811/ruo_datasets.81542reponame:RUO. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedoinstname:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digibuo.uniovi.es:10651/815422026-06-07T06:38:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries
title Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries
spellingShingle Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries
Martín Pernía, Alberto|||0000-0002-6510-1422
Concrete batteries
structural energy storage
DC-DC power converter
digital control
MPPT
title_short Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries
title_full Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries
title_fullStr Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries
title_full_unstemmed Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries
title_sort Harvesting the Sun to Charge Concrete: MPPT-Based Power Management for Structural Batteries
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martín Pernía, Alberto|||0000-0002-6510-1422
Laviana, Pablo
Martín Ramos, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-0158-4656
Nuño García, Fernando|||0000-0001-9917-4200
Castrillejo, Ricardo
Colomer Rosell, Ernesto
Primaz, Carmen T.
author Martín Pernía, Alberto|||0000-0002-6510-1422
author_facet Martín Pernía, Alberto|||0000-0002-6510-1422
Laviana, Pablo
Martín Ramos, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-0158-4656
Nuño García, Fernando|||0000-0001-9917-4200
Castrillejo, Ricardo
Colomer Rosell, Ernesto
Primaz, Carmen T.
author_role author
author2 Laviana, Pablo
Martín Ramos, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-0158-4656
Nuño García, Fernando|||0000-0001-9917-4200
Castrillejo, Ricardo
Colomer Rosell, Ernesto
Primaz, Carmen T.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Concrete batteries
structural energy storage
DC-DC power converter
digital control
MPPT
topic Concrete batteries
structural energy storage
DC-DC power converter
digital control
MPPT
description This paper presents the design and implementation of a photovoltaic energy harvesting system aimed at charging cement-based structural batteries, with the goal of enabling energy-autonomous infrastructures. The proposed architecture employs a tailored DC/DC power converter optimized for low-power, high-impedance energy storage devices embedded in concrete. The converter integrates Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms to maximize energy extraction from the solar source. However, due to the unconventional electrochemical characteristics of cement-based batteries—namely, high and variable internal resistance, low charge acceptance, and pronounced self-discharge—standard MPPT operation may lead to overstress or inefficient charging. To address this, the control scheme dynamically limits MPPT operation based on real-time monitoring of the voltage across the terminals and the charge current, thus ensuring safe and adaptive energy transfer. The batteries used in the storage system are based on conductive concrete with iron chips and nickel galvanized steel electrodes. The monitoring of the battery status and the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is based on a dsPIC33EV256GM102 low-cost microcontroller. Additionally, a monitoring system for operating conditions and processed energy is integrated, with data displayed using an ESP32 SoC circuit and a mobile application. The system demonstrates stable and effective power delivery under variable irradiance conditions, confirming its suitability for long-term deployment in smart civil infrastructure © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
publishDate 2025
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