The paper considers energy consumption in 5G cellular networks powered by Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) and equipped with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) and tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), acting as mobile access points. The study was focused on the energy side of the Radio Access Network (RAN) located in the city of Pozna\'n in Poland. The profit associated with the use of renewable energy generators, i.e. photovoltaic panels (PVP) for base stations (BSs) is presented in the form of two factors: the average number of UAV charges (ANUC) to provide continuous access to mobile services for connected user equipment (UE) terminals, and the average reduction in energy consumption (AREC) of the wireless system.
翻译:本文研究了由可再生能源供电、配备可重构智能表面以及作为移动接入点的系留无人机的5G蜂窝网络的能耗问题。研究聚焦于位于波兰波兹南市的无线接入网络的能源侧。使用可再生能源发电机(即用于基站的太阳能光伏板)所带来的效益通过两个指标呈现:为保障已连接用户设备终端持续接入移动服务所需的无人机平均充电次数,以及无线系统能耗的平均降低量。