Title :
Modeling and analysis of energy harvesting nodes in body sensor networks
Author :
Seyedi, Alireza ; Sikdar, Biplab
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Abstract :
A Markov based unified model for an energy harvesting node in a body sensor network is presented. Using the presented model, the probability of event loss due to energy run out is calculated. The results provide insight into the performance of energy harvesting nodes in a body sensor network as well as design requirements for such devices.
Keywords :
Markov processes; biomedical communication; biomedical equipment; body area networks; energy harvesting; low-power electronics; Markov based unified model; body sensor networks; design requirements; energy harvesting nodes; energy run out; event loss; Batteries; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Body sensor networks; Costs; Joining processes; Measurement; Medical services; Probability; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Devices and Biosensors, 2008. ISSS-MDBS 2008. 5th International Summer School and Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2252-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2253-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSMDBS.2008.4575046
