Energy Efficient Clustering Algorithm for Maximizing Network Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Networks

A wireless sensor network is the version of adhoc networks consisting nodes with less energy power fitted with a radio transceiver. The primary constraint of a sensor node is its energy resource limitation in the form of a short battery lifetime. Energy is the critical problem while we design the algorithm for wireless sensor networks to maximize the network lifetime. Hence we have to design the algorithm for bringing down energy use and maximizing network lifetime. In this paper, we proposed energy efficient clustering algorithm for clustering in wireless sensor network to increase the energy power and maximizing the network lifetime of wireless sensor networks. In this algorithm cluster heads are chosen based on the highest residual energy from the home station. In the previous LEACH algorithm cluster heads are selected which node is the highest residual energy from the nearest neighbor nodes. The simulation results demonstrate that minimal energy is consumed compared with the previous LEACH algorithm using the NS-2 simulator.