Research Article

Low-Cost, Low-Energy, Wireless Hydrological Monitoring Platform: Design, Deployment, and Evaluation

Table 3

Verification of the compatibility of the initial energy measurements for the rain gauge device field test results.

ComponentAverage current (A)Duration of an operations cycle (seconds)Energy consumption/cycle of operation (mWh)Number of cycles/hourEnergy consumption/110 days (mWh)

GSM35.16382.9230.0799616.7
SD card module17.42.440.0931245.9
MCU + passive components0.033,6000.2371625.7
Total energy consumption/110 days (mWh)1488.24 mWh