'Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)'
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Abstract
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from IEEE via the DOI in this recordThis paper presents strategies for batteryless energy
harvesting powered wireless sensor nodes based on IEEE
802.15.4e standard to join the network successfully with minimal
attempts, which minimizes energy wastage. This includes using a
well-sized capacitor and different duty cycles for the network
joining. Experimental results showed a wireless sensor node that
uses a 100 mF energy storage capacitor can usually join the
network in one attempt but multiple attempts may be needed if it
uses smaller capacitances especially when the harvested power is
low. With a duty-cycled network joining, the time required to form
a network is shorter, which reduces the overall energy usage of the
nodes in joining the network. An energy harvesting powered
wireless sensor network (WSN) was successfully formed in one
attempt by using the proposed methods.Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC
