Energy Conservation Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Comprehensive Study

Suraiya Tarannum

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DOI: 10.4236/wsn.2010.26060                

Abstract

A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) consists of a large number of randomly deployed sensor nodes. These sensor nodes organize themselves into a cooperative network and perform the three basic functions of sensing, computations and communications. Research in WSNs has become an extensive explorative area during the last few years, especially due to the challenges offered, energy constraints of the sensors being one of them. In this paper, a thorough comprehensive study of the energy conservation challenges in wireless sensor networks is carried out. The need for effective utilization of limited power resources is also emphasized, which becomes pre-eminent to the Wireless Sensor Networks.

Keywords

Wireless Sensor Network, Sensor Node, Communication Protocols Architecture, Energy Consumption of Sensor Node, Energy Conservation, Communication Protocols

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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