Design of Hybrid Energy Management System for Wireless Sensor Networks in Remote Areas

Abstract

Energy is an essential parameter for any work to be done. An electric energy is a primary requirement for any wireless transmission system. Transmitting the information from a source to destination requires a continuous and strengthen wireless network connection to avoid interruption from electromagnetic disturbance. Powering such wireless networks can be done by giving direct current through a battery or from direct supply. The challenge comes when the wireless sensor network is fixed in a remote place or designed as a moving system for sensing analysis. Battery sourcing power system will be a better choice for such movable wireless system. The paper proposes a hybrid energy management system for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) connected in remote areas and it analyses the performance of the energy management system in terms of amount of energy can be generated for a battery source.