Effect of weather condition on LoRa IoT communication technology in a tropical region: Malaysia
An experimental study on the effect of weather conditions such as solar radiation, humidity, temperature, and rain on the Long Range (LoRa) communication in a tropical region (Malaysia) via a campus environment has been carried out and analyzed. The weather parameters were obtained from an online me...
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my.utm.954692022-05-31T12:45:07Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95469/ Effect of weather condition on LoRa IoT communication technology in a tropical region: Malaysia Elijah, Olakunle Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal Sittakul, Vitawat Al-Samman, Ahmed M. Cheffena, Michael Din, Jafri Tharek, Abdul Rahman TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering An experimental study on the effect of weather conditions such as solar radiation, humidity, temperature, and rain on the Long Range (LoRa) communication in a tropical region (Malaysia) via a campus environment has been carried out and analyzed. The weather parameters were obtained from an online meteorological weather station (Meteoblue) and the use of a local automatic weather station. A temperature sensor was attached to the LoRa node to measure the onboard temperature. We analyze the diurnal variation and the effects of the weather condition based on the LoRa link in a LoRaWAN setup. A regular pattern of RSSI was observed with stronger RSSI values having a positive correlation with the atmospheric temperature, onboard temperature, and solar radiation during the day but degrades in late evenings. The positive correlation and pattern observed can be attributed to the prevailing metrological conditions and opens room for further research needed for propagation modeling. The RSSI signals and relative humidity, on the other hand, showed no correlation. Furthermore, strong RSSI signals were obtained when the atmospheric temperature was between 30 - 40 °C, and the onboard temperature between 40 - 50 °C. No significant impact was observed on the RSSI signals when the rainfall rates vary from 12 mm/h to 180 mm/h. The study presents useful information to be considered on the effects of weather conditions in the propagation model and deployment of LoRa for IoT communication. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95469/1/SharulKamal2021_EffectofWeatherConditiononLoRaIoTCommunication.pdf Elijah, Olakunle and Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal and Sittakul, Vitawat and Al-Samman, Ahmed M. and Cheffena, Michael and Din, Jafri and Tharek, Abdul Rahman (2021) Effect of weather condition on LoRa IoT communication technology in a tropical region: Malaysia. IEEE Access, 9 . pp. 72835-72843. ISSN 2169-3536 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3080317 |
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An experimental study on the effect of weather conditions such as solar radiation, humidity, temperature, and rain on the Long Range (LoRa) communication in a tropical region (Malaysia) via a campus environment has been carried out and analyzed. The weather parameters were obtained from an online meteorological weather station (Meteoblue) and the use of a local automatic weather station. A temperature sensor was attached to the LoRa node to measure the onboard temperature. We analyze the diurnal variation and the effects of the weather condition based on the LoRa link in a LoRaWAN setup. A regular pattern of RSSI was observed with stronger RSSI values having a positive correlation with the atmospheric temperature, onboard temperature, and solar radiation during the day but degrades in late evenings. The positive correlation and pattern observed can be attributed to the prevailing metrological conditions and opens room for further research needed for propagation modeling. The RSSI signals and relative humidity, on the other hand, showed no correlation. Furthermore, strong RSSI signals were obtained when the atmospheric temperature was between 30 - 40 °C, and the onboard temperature between 40 - 50 °C. No significant impact was observed on the RSSI signals when the rainfall rates vary from 12 mm/h to 180 mm/h. The study presents useful information to be considered on the effects of weather conditions in the propagation model and deployment of LoRa for IoT communication. |
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Effect of weather condition on LoRa IoT communication technology in a tropical region: Malaysia |
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