Theoretical versus practical results of an advanced power model used in communications of wireless sensor networks

In this paper we present an advanced model for power consumption in communications. The new model for power consumed in communications takes into consideration parameters power consumption for the active mode, power consumption for the sleep mode, power consumption for the transient mode, transmission period, transient mode duration, sleep mode duration, and active mode duration. The new model for power consumption in communications has been tested versus a network of Micaz sensors and it shows results within 5% difference between theoretical and practical results. The results obtained in this paper are more accurate than those previously published.