On-Demand Sensor Node Wake-Up Using Solar Panels and Visible Light Communication

To significantly reduce, or eliminate completely, the energy waste caused by the standby (idle) mode of wireless sensor nodes, we propose a novel on-demand wake-up system, which allows the nodes to be put into sleep mode unless their activation is truly necessary. Although there have been many studi...

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Main Authors: Carolina Carrascal, Ilker Demirkol, Josep Paradells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/3/418