Review Article
Prolonging the Lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review of Current Techniques
Table 1
Specifications of solar energy harvesting sensor nodes [
37].
| | Node | Solar Panel Power (mW) | Solar Panel Size (inxin) | Energy Availability (mWh/day) | Storage Type | Battery Type | Battery Capacity (mAh) | Sensor Node Used | MPPT Usage |
| | Heliomote | 190 | | 1140 | Battery | Ni-MH | 1800 | Mica2 | No | | HydroWatch | 276 | | 139 | Battery | Ni-MH | 2500 | TelosB | Yes | | Fleck1 | - | | 2100 | Battery | Ni-MH | 2500 | NA | NO | | Everlast | 450 | | 2700 | Supercap (100F) | NA | NA | NA | Yes | | SolarBiscuit | 150 | | 900 | Supercap (1F) | NA | NA | NA | NO | | Sunflower | 4 PIN Photodiodes 20 mW | NA | 100 | Supercap (0.2F) | NA | NA | NA | NO | | AmbiMax | 400 | | 1200 | Supercap (two 22F) & Battery | Li-poly | 200 | TelosB | NO | | Prometheus | 130 | | 780 | Supercap (two 22F) & Battery | Li-poly | 200 | TelosB | NO |
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