Lifetime enhancement of wireless sensor network using solar energy harvesting technique

Abstract

Abstract The finite energy of batteries associated with wireless sensor networks is a major constraint, which limits its lifetime. One of the methods to overcome this major limitation is the energy harvesting (EH) systems. There are many energy sources available nowadays, but solar energy is flexible, mature and is an external power source; so, it is broadly utilised for EH in the wireless sensor network to enhance the life of the network. The solar EH technique along with the low energy adaptive clustering hierarchy protocol is applied. The charging and discharging curves of the battery and energy status of the nodes are propounded. The simulation results demonstrate that the lifetime of the battery and the network gets augmented after applying the solar EH technique.

Keywords

• protocols
• solar power
• wireless sensor networks
• energy harvesting
• telecommunication power management