Research Article

An Autonomous Wireless Sensor Node Based on Hybrid RF Solar Energy Harvesting

Table 4

Power Consumption of the node’s digital modules.

DeviceStateCurrent (μA)Power (μW)

PICSleep0.040.072
Message RX230423
Processing410738
Temp. measurement8001440
False wakeup230423

FRAMSleep0.030.054
Idle4.007.200
Storage (read)21303834
Storage (write)23154167

SPIRIT1Sleep0.020.036
Ready state430774
VCO calibration672012334
TX (−30 dBm)958017558