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Abstract

Energy constraint is a major challenge in the deployment and applications of wireless sensor networks. The lifetime of the network depends solely on the node life of the composite units. To efficiently maximize the lifetime of the component nodes within the network, optimization of the available power is very crucial for consideration. This paper presents the design of a module to teach undergraduate students the step-by-step approach to optimizing the limited power available to specially designed wireless sensor network. Three different measures were introduced to guarantee the reduction in the power consumption within the network. There was 10% reduction in the power consumption and there was extension of the node lifetime from 26 hrs to 132 days. There was a feedback on the level of understanding of the 20 students taken at random. The results are then presented graphically.