An Integrated Hybrid Energy Harvester for Autonomous Wireless Sensor Network Nodes

Table 1

Example of some prototype WSN deployment [7].

Application	Type	Distinct feature	Scale and density
Island monitoring	Environmental monitoring	Data storing; web-based access	32 NODEs per square; km area [8]
Container tracking	Tracking	Monitoring inside container	14000 container per ship [9]
Detection of flood	Disaster management	Prompt warning; condition monitoring	200 NODEs, 1 per 50 meters [10]
Artificial; retina	Health	Image identification; real-time processing.	100 sensors per retina [11]
Human monitoring	Health	Security alerts with high quality	Several NODE per person [12]
Target identification	Military	Real-time object identification	Random NODE [13]
Machine condition monitoring	Machinery	Data aggregation and machine lifetime projection	Tens of NODE per machine [13]
Object tracking	Military	Collaborative processing	Seven NODE per proximity [14]
Tire pressure	Automobile	Real-time feedback for safety	Depends one vehicles size [15]