Paint it black - Increase WSN energy efficiency with the right housing

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Publikationsdatum
2015-11-01
Sprache
English
Author
Kulau, Ulf 
Schildt, Sebastian 
Rottmann, Stephan 
Wolf, Lars 
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/10994
Start Page
3
End Page
6
Citation
Proceedings of the 6th ACM Workshop on Real World Wireless Sensor Networks: 3-6 (2015-11-01)
Contribution to Conference
6th ACM Workshop on Real World Wireless Sensor Networks, RealWSN 2015 
Publisher DOI
10.1145/2820990.2820992
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84957709156
Publisher
ACM
It is a well-known fact that Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) that are exposed to real environmental conditions suffer from harsh temperatures. Yet, the temperature does not only have negative impact as the energy efficiency of processing units benefits from higher temperatures. The minimal voltage for correct operation of CMOS circuits is bounded by the temperature. Thus, temperature-dependent undervolting schemes for WSN nodes have been proposed in the past to extend the network lifetime. However, not much thought has been given into directly inuencing the most relevant factor: Temperature. In this work we look at the inuence of various WSN housings onto the temperature profile of WSN nodes and quantify the energy saving potential of choosing the right housing.
DDC Class
004: Informatik
600: Technik