Research Article

Energy Harvesting from the Stray Electromagnetic Field around the Electrical Power Cable for Smart Grid Applications

Table 1

Power consumption data for commercial wireless temperature monitoring sensors.

Sensor node typeTemp. range (°C)Distance range (m)Operating voltage (V)CurrentPower consumption (mW)Ref.
Transmission mode (mA)Sleep mode (µA)

ZigBee, DS18B20, AT89S8253−55 to +125105.55018275[8]
NRF24L01, DS18B20, Arduino UNO−55 to +12590430120[9]
LM-35, AT80C51, Zig Bee−55 to 1501055010155[10]
LM35, Arduino UNO, Arduino GSM shield−55 to 150GPRS network5.511006050[11]
Sensaphone remote monitoring IMS42100 to 4676613007800[12]