Lte base station equipment power supply

What is a base station in LTE?

The base station is the physical node that transmits and receives RF signals on one or more antenna connectors. Note that a base station is not the same thing as an eNodeB, which is the corresponding logical node in the LTE Radio-Access Network. The terminal is denoted UE in the description below, as it is in all RF specifications.

How to reduce energy consumption in LTE Macrocell base stations?

The study in Jahid et al. (2019) considered an off-grid mobile network in which the PV array and diesel generator are the power supply sources for the LTE macrocell base stations. Energy sharing method through physical power lines and energy management strategy is adopted to enhance the EE and minimize fuel consumption.

What is a base station & a PV powering Unit?

The base station uses radio signals to connect devices to network as a part of traditional cellular telephone network and solar powering unit is used to power it. The PV powering unit uses solar panels to generate electricity for base stations in areas with no access to grid or areas connected to unreliable grids.

How much energy does a 3G base station use?

It also depends on the number of calls at that time which is lower during the night time than at daytime. For instance, a typical 3G base station consumes about 500 W of input power to produce about 40 W of RF power making it the average annual energy consumption of 3G base station around 4.5 MWh.