Title :
Energy efficiency analysis of wireless sensors used in infrastructure monitoring
Author :
Zhu, Jin ; Salim, M.D. ; Holavannur, Pratiksha
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Technol., Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the implementation of a wireless sensor network for infrastructure monitoring. A prototype system using IEEE 802.15.4 standard compliant transceiver has been tested in a laboratory. Since battery powered wireless sensors smaller in size are usually preferred for easy deployment, the energy efficiency and lifetime has to be carefully evaluated before field deployment. The power consumption for different operation scenarios has been tested, and battery lifetime is analyzed based on the test results. The feasibility of the proposed system in infrastructure monitoring is discussed.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; condition monitoring; personal area networks; structural engineering; wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.15.4 standard compliant transceiver; battery lifetime; battery powered wireless sensors; energy efficiency analysis; infrastructure monitoring; wireless personal area network; wireless sensor network; Companies; Monitoring; RNA; Resistors; Sensors; Wire; energy efficiency; infrastructure monitoring; power consumption; wireless sensor network;
Conference_Titel :
Mechanical and Electronics Engineering (ICMEE), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7479-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7481-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICMEE.2010.5558412
