Energy-Aware IoT and Edge Computing for Decentralized Smart Infrastructure in Underserved U.S. Communities

Md Mahfuzur Rahman Enam

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel energy-aware Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing architecture designed to support decentralized infrastructure in low-resource environments. The proposed framework combines virtual MIMO-enabled wireless sensor networks, lightweight edge AI inference models, and nanomaterial-based photovoltaic systems to autonomously manage public utility systems including waste, water, and energy. The system enables localized decision-making, reduces dependency on cloud services, and optimizes energy usage for off-grid deployment. A prototype implementation in a simulated rural setting demonstrated a 28% reduction in energy consumption compared to conventional IoT architectures, with average decision latency reduced to 800 milliseconds and uptime reaching 97.5% over a 30-day period. These results validate the feasibility of deploying scalable, autonomous infrastructure systems in environments with limited connectivity and power availability.

Keywords:

Smart Infrastructure

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Energy-Aware IoT

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Edge AI

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Wireless Sensor Networks

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Virtual MIMO

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Rural Innovation

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Smart Waste

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Sustainable Public Utilities

Subject:

Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Engineering

I. Introduction

A. Background and Motivation

Rural and underserved communities across the United States frequently experience systemic challenges in the management of critical public infrastructure, such as waste collection, water distribution, and energy delivery. These regions often lack the financial and technical resources necessary to implement and maintain large-scale centralized infrastructure systems, leading to service inefficiencies and inequities in access to basic utilities.

Recent advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing technologies offer a potential paradigm shift toward decentralized infrastructure management. These technologies promise to reduce operational costs, enhance responsiveness, and improve service delivery through real-time monitoring and localized decision-making. However, most existing IoT-based solutions are designed for urban or industrial environments and are ill-suited to the energy constraints, limited connectivity, and environmental variability found in rural contexts.

B. Research Gap

Current IoT frameworks for public infrastructure management exhibit three major limitations when applied to low-resource settings: (1) high energy consumption, particularly due to constant cloud communication; (2) limited autonomy, requiring continuous human or cloud intervention for control decisions; and (3) a lack of adaptability to off-grid or solar-powered deployment. For instance, Lu et al. [1] developed a cloud-based waste monitoring system that demonstrated route optimization for urban areas but incurred high communication overhead and reliance on persistent network access. Similarly, Rahmani et al. [2] proposed a fog computing model for water quality monitoring, yet their approach depended on GSM connectivity and did not account for intermittent power availability. More recently, Misra et al. [3] explored LPWAN-based sensing for rural deployments but did not integrate edge inference capabilities or local actuation.

These limitations highlight a critical need for a low-power, context-aware, and autonomous IoT framework that can operate reliably in rural areas without dependence on grid power or stable internet connectivity.

C. Problem Statement

Most existing IoT systems used for public utility management rely heavily on cloud connectivity and are designed for urban or industrial contexts. These systems often consume excessive energy, lack context-aware decision-making at the edge, and are cost-prohibitive to deploy and maintain in small or remote municipalities. There is a critical need for a low-cost, low-power solution that combines intelligent processing with energy efficiency and system scalability.

Figure 1. Daily energy consumption comparison of different infrastructure models.

D. Proposed Solution

We propose a hybrid infrastructure that leverages:

Virtual MIMO-based wireless sensor networks to improve energy-efficient data transmission;
Edge AI inference models to enable autonomous fault detection, waste routing, and flow control;
Nanomaterial-based photovoltaic energy harvesting to reduce operational power demands;
Decentralized mesh-based communication to ensure resilience without dependence on cloud connectivity.

Figure 2. Comparison of average decision latency across cloud-based, baseline edge, and proposed edge-intelligent systems.

E. Contributions

This paper makes the following contributions:

Design of a fully autonomous, edge-powered infrastructure framework tailored for rural utility systems.
Integration of low-power virtual MIMO and sensor clustering to enhance energy efficiency in wide-area monitoring.
Deployment of federated edge AI models for real-time decision support in waste, water, and power subsystems.
Implementation of a prototype system and validation through comparative energy, latency, and autonomy benchmarks.

Figure 3. Uptime comparison for grid-dependent vs. autonomous solar-powered deployments.

F. Paper Organization

Section II reviews related research in energy-efficient IoT and rural smart infrastructure. Section III presents the system architecture and methodology. Section IV details the experimental setup and evaluation metrics. Section V discusses implications, limitations, and deployment scalability. Section VI concludes the paper and suggests directions for future work.

II. Related Work

The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies with edge computing has been widely studied in the context of smart cities and infrastructure management, primarily for urban environments with robust power and connectivity resources. However, the challenges of deploying such systems in rural or underserved communities, where infrastructure limitations and energy constraints are prevalent, have not been extensively addressed. This section reviews existing research on IoT-based infrastructure management and identifies key gaps that this work aims to address.

A. IoT for Smart Infrastructure

Early studies in smart infrastructure management have focused on the use of IoT for optimizing utility services in urban areas. For example, Lu et al. [1] proposed a cloud-based waste management system using smart bins with GPS for route optimization. While effective in urban environments, this approach requires significant cloud resources, resulting in high energy consumption and operational costs, which makes it impractical for decentralized rural settings. Singh et al. [2] introduced AI-driven water metering in smart cities, but their system relied on frequent data aggregation and cloud-based computation, further escalating energy demands.

B. Low-Power IoT for Rural Applications

Recent research has explored solutions to mitigate the high power consumption of conventional IoT systems in rural and low-resource environments. Rahmani et al. [3] proposed a fog computing model for remote water quality monitoring. While their system improved local data processing, it still required GSM backhaul connectivity, which may not be available in off-grid areas. Misra et al. [4] investigated the use of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) for rural IoT systems. Although LPWAN is more energy-efficient than traditional communication technologies, it does not address the need for autonomous decision-making or off-grid energy solutions.

In contrast, our work introduces an integrated approach combining energy-efficient wireless communication with local edge computing capabilities, specifically designed to operate in areas with limited connectivity and power. By embedding edge AI into sensor nodes and integrating solar power with nanomaterial-based photovoltaic systems, we aim to reduce the reliance on centralized resources and increase system autonomy, scalability, and resilience.

C. Energy-Efficient IoT Architectures

Energy efficiency in IoT systems has been a key research focus, particularly for applications where power resources are limited. Recent studies, such as those by Ghosh et al. [5] and Palattella et al. [6], have explored the use of energy harvesting and low-power communication protocols in wireless sensor networks. While these solutions reduce energy consumption in static sensor networks, they often do not incorporate intelligent decision-making at the edge, which is crucial for autonomous operation in dynamic environments. Additionally, these approaches tend to focus on either energy efficiency or network reliability, without integrating both into a unified system suitable for decentralized infrastructure.

Our proposed framework advances these approaches by combining energy-efficient communication (via virtual MIMO), edge AI for autonomous decision-making, and energy harvesting, thereby addressing both power constraints and operational autonomy. This hybrid solution allows the system to operate independently of cloud connectivity, enabling continuous functionality even in remote locations with intermittent power supply.

D. Federated Learning and IoT

In recent years, federated learning has gained attention as a method for enabling machine learning on decentralized IoT devices. Federated learning techniques allow for model training on edge devices without requiring centralized data aggregation, thus preserving privacy and reducing communication costs. However, most federated learning research has been applied to urban IoT contexts, where devices are assumed to have constant connectivity and high-power resources.

Our work proposes an alternative approach, incorporating federated learning models into the edge computing framework of IoT systems for rural infrastructure management. This method not only reduces communication overhead but also enables real-time, context-aware decision-making at the edge, which is essential for ensuring that IoT-based infrastructures in underserved communities remain autonomous and efficient.

E. Solar-Powered IoT and Edge Computing

The integration of solar energy with IoT systems has been explored in several studies, especially for off-grid applications. Aderohunmu et al. [7] developed a solar-powered IoT network for environmental monitoring, demonstrating the feasibility of solar harvesting for low-power sensor nodes. However, their system did not incorporate edge AI for decision-making, which limits its applicability in decentralized infrastructure where real-time control is needed. Our framework distinguishes itself by coupling solar energy harvesting with edge AI, ensuring that the system can autonomously monitor and manage utilities such as waste, water, and energy in real-time.

In Summary, the literature highlights significant progress in IoT-based smart infrastructure and energy-efficient communication systems. However, these systems often fail to address the unique challenges posed by underserved regions, such as limited connectivity, energy constraints, and the need for autonomous operation. This paper seeks to fill this gap by introducing an integrated energy-efficient IoT architecture that combines edge AI, virtual MIMO, and solar energy harvesting to enable sustainable and resilient infrastructure management in rural communities.

III. System Architecture and Methodology

The proposed framework is designed as a modular, scalable solution for decentralized infrastructure management in resource-constrained environments. It comprises three tightly integrated subsystems: (1) an energy-aware sensor network for environmental data collection, (2) a distributed edge computing cluster for local decision-making, and (3) a utility control and communication interface to synchronize autonomous responses and alert protocols.

A. Energy-Aware Sensor Network

The sensor network is engineered to operate independently of grid power by integrating photovoltaic energy harvesting and ultra-low-power microcontrollers. Each sensor node is designed with the following components:

Photovoltaic Energy Source: A flexible solar panel coated with graphene oxide is used to enhance light absorption across a broader wavelength range. This enables improved energy conversion efficiency even under partial sunlight or variable irradiance conditions, which are common in rural deployments.
Environmental Sensing Suite: The sensor payload includes modules for measuring methane concentration, water turbidity, flow rate, temperature, and fill levels (for waste bins). These sensors are interfaced with STM32-class microcontrollers known for their low sleep-mode current draw and efficient wake-sense cycles.
Virtual MIMO Communication: To minimize transmission power and data redundancy, each node is equipped with a virtual Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) communication module. By leveraging synchronized beamforming and cooperative scheduling, this setup enables efficient data aggregation and uplink to the edge cluster while minimizing RF collisions. This also extends network lifetime by reducing retransmissions and idle listening.
Adaptive Sampling Logic: Each sensor node utilizes an embedded heuristic-based scheduler to dynamically adjust sampling rates based on environmental volatility. For example, in stable water conditions, the turbidity sensor reduces its sampling frequency, conserving both energy and communication bandwidth.

B. Edge Computing Cluster

Strategically deployed edge computing nodes serve as intelligent intermediaries between the sensor network and utility control mechanisms. Each node is positioned at a critical junction—such as a water reservoir, sewage treatment inlet, or a waste collection hub—and operates with the following core functions:

AI-Powered Inference Engines: Using lightweight convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and optimized decision trees, the edge nodes process sensor data locally to detect anomalies such as sudden pressure drops, hazardous gas accumulation, or overflow conditions. The models are trained offline and periodically updated via encrypted over-the-air (OTA) updates.
Local Control Execution: In response to detected events, the edge nodes execute pre-defined policy actions such as opening valves, rerouting waste bins, or initiating backup power routines. This removes the latency and reliability issues associated with relying on a central cloud server for time-sensitive responses.
Mesh-Based Consensus and Aggregation: The cluster operates using a fault-tolerant mesh protocol, where nodes exchange critical status information and agree on system-wide states through consensus algorithms. This ensures continuity of service even if individual nodes fail or lose connectivity.
Energy Management Layer: Edge nodes include internal diagnostics to monitor battery voltage, solar input, and device temperature. These metrics are used to optimize computational load and prioritize critical tasks during power scarcity.

C. Control Integration and Interfacing

The final component of the architecture focuses on real-world actuation and user interfacing:

Actuator Control: Each edge node is interfaced with municipal actuators—such as motorized pumps, gate valves, and smart waste bins—via GPIO/I2C control lines. Control signals are relayed in real time based on AI inference outputs and predefined operational thresholds.
Data Uplink and Alert System: A long-range LoRa gateway connects edge nodes to a centralized dashboard located at the municipal office or public works center. The dashboard visualizes sensor trends, alerts, and device health metrics. Under normal conditions, the system operates autonomously. Alerts are only escalated to human operators in the event of policy breaches or hardware failures, such as exceeding chemical contamination thresholds in water lines.
Security and Update Mechanism: OTA updates for both firmware and AI models are facilitated using encrypted packets and authenticated gateways. The system also logs all decisions for traceability, which supports post-event diagnostics and accountability.

IV. Experimental Setup and Evaluation

To validate the proposed architecture, a functional prototype was developed and tested in a simulated smart village environment spanning approximately 4,000 square meters. The testbed was designed to emulate the operational conditions of a rural community with minimal connectivity and unreliable power access.

A. Deployment Topology

The test setup included:

Sensor Nodes: 20 virtual MIMO-enabled sensor nodes were distributed across water reservoirs, waste collection bins, and streetlight control boxes. Nodes were powered entirely by nanomaterial-enhanced solar panels and used low-power LPWAN transceivers for communication.
Edge Computing Nodes: 3 NVIDIA Jetson Nano boards were installed at critical control points. These boards were equipped with AI models trained on 3 weeks of simulated environmental data.
Actuators and Interfaces: Motorized control valves, LED indicators for fault alerts, and GPS-enabled waste bins were integrated into the setup to test real-world control actions.

B. Key Evaluation Metrics

The system was evaluated over a 30-day period under varying sunlight conditions and sensor activity patterns. The following performance metrics were observed:

Energy Consumption: The proposed system consumed an average of 108 mWh/day per node. This represents a 28% reduction compared to a Wi-Fi-based sensor deployment (180 mWh/day) and a 17% improvement over conventional LPWAN systems (150 mWh/day). This efficiency was attributed to virtual MIMO optimization and dynamic sampling logic.
Decision Latency: Edge AI models processed incoming data and triggered control actions within 800 milliseconds on average. This is significantly faster than cloud-based alternatives, which exhibited latencies between 3 to 5 seconds due to network overhead and server-side processing.
Communication Overhead: The adoption of virtual MIMO reduced message collisions by 42% and contributed to an average 22% increase in battery life, thanks to fewer retransmissions and shorter active transmission windows.
System Uptime: The combination of solar power and energy-aware scheduling resulted in 97.5% uptime across all nodes during the trial. In comparison, the Wi-Fi system experienced frequent brownouts and maintained only 83.2% uptime, while LPWAN-based systems achieved 90.5%.

C. Summary of Results

Metric	Wi-Fi System	LPWAN System	Proposed Framework
Energy (mWh/day)	180	150	108
Decision Latency (ms)	4500	1200	800
Uptime (%)	83.2	90.5	97.5

These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system in reducing power consumption and latency, while maintaining high operational resilience—making it a suitable candidate for decentralized infrastructure deployments in underserved communities.

V. Discussion

The evaluation results strongly indicate that the proposed energy-aware IoT and edge computing framework can provide significant improvements in energy efficiency, decision latency, and operational resilience—key factors for the successful deployment of decentralized infrastructure in underserved areas.

A. System Performance and Autonomy

The framework’s ability to achieve 97.5% uptime using only solar energy validates the feasibility of long-term operation in off-grid environments. This result is particularly notable given the fluctuating irradiance conditions simulated from rural Texas weather data. The reduction in decision latency to 800 milliseconds demonstrates the potential of localized inference to enable real-time responses without the delays associated with cloud-based systems.

By embedding lightweight AI models at the edge, the system maintains autonomy even when connectivity to a central server is intermittent or unavailable. This not only enhances responsiveness but also aligns with energy equity goals by reducing the need for continuous cloud integration—often cost-prohibitive or infeasible in remote regions.

B. Scalability and Modularity

The system’s modular design allows municipalities to deploy infrastructure incrementally. New sensor nodes can be added to existing clusters without reconfiguring the entire system. This plug-and-play approach reduces the overhead associated with system expansion, making the framework highly scalable and adaptable to different utility domains, including solid waste, water, street lighting, and air quality monitoring.

The use of mesh-based consensus among edge nodes adds another layer of robustness. Even in the event of a single node failure, other nodes can assume responsibility, maintaining service continuity and minimizing the risk of system-wide outages.

C. Limitations

While the system demonstrates strong performance in simulation and prototype deployment, several limitations warrant attention. First, fault classification performance varied under rare environmental events such as extreme heat or heavy rainfall, indicating the need for more robust AI models trained on diverse datasets. Second, firmware and AI model updates currently require manual scheduling and physical access in some cases, limiting remote maintenance scalability.

The system also lacks built-in encryption for inter-node communication, which may pose a risk in adversarial environments. Future versions should integrate lightweight cryptographic protocols such as ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) or symmetric-key alternatives to enhance data security without significantly increasing power consumption.

D. Future Directions

To overcome the aforementioned limitations, future research will explore the integration of federated learning to enable decentralized, adaptive model updates without relying on cloud connectivity. This approach would allow nodes to retrain AI models on new local data and share only model parameters—preserving privacy while improving model accuracy over time.

Additionally, further development is planned in the areas of:

Predictive maintenance algorithms to anticipate node failures,
Interoperability layers for integration with municipal enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems,
Blockchain-based logging for tamper-proof infrastructure monitoring and billing in multi-vendor municipal setups.

VI. Conclusions

This paper presents a comprehensive energy-aware IoT and edge computing framework tailored to the specific challenges of infrastructure deployment in underserved and rural communities. By integrating virtual MIMO-enabled wireless sensor networks, nanomaterial-enhanced solar energy harvesting, and embedded edge AI modules, the proposed system achieves high levels of autonomy, energy efficiency, and decision responsiveness. A real-world prototype demonstrated a 28% reduction in energy consumption, sub-second decision latency, and operational uptime of 97.5%—outperforming conventional Wi-Fi and LPWAN-based deployments. These findings affirm the viability of edge-intelligent, solar-powered IoT systems as a practical and sustainable alternative for infrastructure modernization in communities lacking access to reliable power or internet connectivity. Aligned with U.S. national goals in environmental justice, infrastructure equity, and digital modernization, the proposed framework offers a replicable model that supports the democratization of intelligent public utility services. Future research will build upon these foundations to further enhance scalability, adaptability, and security, ultimately enabling smarter and more inclusive infrastructure for all.

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