estimating battery life
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:16 pm
Hi,
I am running esp32 on 2 AAA batteries (1000mAh).
I am able to measure average current during operation and deep sleep but I don't have insight when it comes to current spikes during startup and wifi.
Here is the sample scenario for which I want to estimate battery life.
My ESP32 device is in deep sleep (average current <10uA) for most of the time. Wakes up 40 times per day for 10 seconds (average current 120mA).
daily awake consumption: 40 * 10 seconds / 3600 * 120mA = 0.11h * 120 mA = 13.3 mAh
daily deep sleep consumption (24h - daily awake time): 23.88h * 10uA = 0.2388 mAh
Battery life estimation: 1000mAh/(13.3 mAh + 0.2388mAh) = ~73.8 days
I this a reasonable calculation? How big is the impact of startup and wifi current spikes on the battery? Where can I find this information?
Thanks!
I am running esp32 on 2 AAA batteries (1000mAh).
I am able to measure average current during operation and deep sleep but I don't have insight when it comes to current spikes during startup and wifi.
Here is the sample scenario for which I want to estimate battery life.
My ESP32 device is in deep sleep (average current <10uA) for most of the time. Wakes up 40 times per day for 10 seconds (average current 120mA).
daily awake consumption: 40 * 10 seconds / 3600 * 120mA = 0.11h * 120 mA = 13.3 mAh
daily deep sleep consumption (24h - daily awake time): 23.88h * 10uA = 0.2388 mAh
Battery life estimation: 1000mAh/(13.3 mAh + 0.2388mAh) = ~73.8 days
I this a reasonable calculation? How big is the impact of startup and wifi current spikes on the battery? Where can I find this information?
Thanks!