IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine · 2010 · 620 citations · 30 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringEnergy ManagementLow-power DesignSensorsEnergy RequirementsHarvesting SystemsSensor NetworksWireless NetworksWireless Power TransferWireless Sensor NetworksActive Rfid SystemsBody Sensor NetworksEnergy HarvestingEnergy Harvesting DevicesEnergy Harvesting SystemsLow-power Sensor SystemsRfid TagsSmart Building Systems
Wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) are employed today in many different application areas, ranging from health and lifestyle to automotive, smart building, predictive maintenance (e.g., of machines and infrastructure), and active RFID tags. Currently these devices have limited lifetimes, however, since they require significant operating power. The typical power requirements of some current portable devices, including a body sensor network, are shown in Figure 1.
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