Research Article

A Framework for the Estimation and Validation of Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks

Table 1

Calibration of energy simulator model.

SubsystemCurrent consumption (mA)

LED 0 (red)3.30
LED 1 (yellow)5.60
LED 2 (blue)3.53

Radio receiving +
microcontroller (MCU)
19.95

Radio transmission +
microcontroller (MCU)
18.10

Radio listening +
microcontroller (MCU)
18.86