Battery discharge characteristics of wireless sensors in building applications

Wenqi Guo, William M. Healy, Meng Chu Zhou

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Abstract

Sensor nodes in wireless networks often use batteries as their source of energy, but replacing or recharging exhausted batteries in a deployed network can be difficult and costly. Therefore, prolonging battery life becomes a principal objective in the design of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). There is little published data that quantitatively analyze a sensor node's lifetime under different operating conditions. This paper presents several experiments to quantify the impact of key wireless sensor network design and environmental parameters on battery performance. Our testbed consists of MicaZ motes, commercial alkaline batteries, and a suite of techniques for measuring battery performance. We evaluate known parameters, such as communication distance, working channel and operating power that play key roles in battery performance. Through extensive real battery discharge measurements, we expect our results to serve as a quantitative basis for future research in designing and implementing battery-efficient sensing applications and protocols.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2012
Pages133-138
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2012 - Beijing, China
Duration: Apr 11 2012Apr 14 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2012

Other

Other2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period4/11/124/14/12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications

Keywords

  • Battery life
  • Building automation and control systems
  • Sensor networks
  • Wireless mesh networks
  • ZigBee

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