Research Article

Energy Efficiency of Ultra-Low-Power Bicycle Wireless Sensor Networks Based on a Combination of Power Reduction Techniques

Table 2

ANT active, sleep, and average current consumption measurements for the mobile node in the Tx mode and master node in the Rx mode based on (8).

Data rate ()/receiver sensitivity
250 kbps/−94 dBm1 Mbps/−85 dBm2 Mbps/−82 dBm
Mode of operation Tx RxTxRxTxRx
level (dBm) (mA) (µA) (mA) (µA) (mA) (µA) (mA) (µA) (mA) (µA) (mA) (µA)

08.0314.7312.6522.754.374.5813.212.223.663.4313.6210.61
−66.9212.8012.6522.753.874.1413.212.223.343.2013.6210.61
−126.1511.4712.6522.753.533.85413.212.223.123.04713.6210.61
−185.7710.8112.6522.753.363.7013.212.223.012.9613.6210.61

Sleep current = 0.8 µA for all cases (obtained from the measurement).