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Perspectives on Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks

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An energy-harvesting wireless sensor network (EHWSN) is an application-specific collection of wirelessly connected, highly resource-constrained radios, which are independent and capable of sensing, storing, processing and forwarding data, and capable of extracting energy from their environment. The network typically will have a connection to at least one less-constrained “Gateway” or “Sink” radio that is connected to the internet either wirelessly or by wire. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are used to remotely monitor physical quantities, such as temperature, sound intensity, acceleration, light intensity, or pressure. They may also monitor chemical quantities, such as glucose and oxygen concentrations in blood, or the presence of toxic compounds in air or water.

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Ingram, M.A., Thanayankizil, L., Jung, J.W., Kailas, A. (2011). Perspectives on Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks. In: Prasad, R., Dixit, S., van Nee, R., Ojanpera, T. (eds) Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0107-6_17

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