Renner, ChristianChristianRennerUnterschütz, StefanStefanUnterschützTurau, VolkerVolkerTurau2011-07-272011-07-272010Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (2010)664829503http://tubdok.tub.tuhh.de/handle/11420/1013This paper proposes and assesses analytical tools for large-scale monitoring applications with wireless sensor networks powered by energy-harvesting supplies. We introduce the concept of an energy budget, the amount of energy available to a sensor node for a given period of time. The presented tools can be utilized to realize distributed algorithms that determine a schedule to perform the monitoring task and the inherent communication. Scheduling is based on the energy budgets of the nodes or on latency requirements. In this context, we derive theoretical results for the energy consumption of the individual nodes plus the latency of event-reporting. These results are verified by simulations and a real testbed implementation.enhttp://doku.b.tu-harburg.de/doku/lic_mit_pod.phpwireless sensor networkpower managementenergy budgetBoX-MACWorking Paperurn:nbn:de:gbv:830-tubdok-1106510.15480/882.1011Drahtloses Sensorsystem11420/101310.15480/882.1011930768367Working Paper