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Table 1 The notations used in power consumption model

From: A design and implementation of low-power ultrasonic water meter

notation

Description

EMCU

Supply voltage of the STM32L162 microcontroller (MCU)

EFE

Supply voltage of the MAX35101 front-end chip (FE)

\( {I}_{active}^{MCU} \)

Current consumption of the MCU in the run mode (active state)

\( {I}_{active}^{FE} \)

Current consumption of the FE in the active state

\( {I}_{idle}^{MCU} \)

Current consumption of the MCU in the idle mode (idle state)

\( {I}_{idle}^{FE} \)

Current consumption of the FE in the idle state

\( {T}_{active}^{MCU} \)

Operating time of the MCU in the active state

\( {T}_{idle}^{MCU} \)

Operating time of the MCU in the idle state

\( {T}_{active}^{FE} \)

Operating time of the ToF in the active state

\( {T}_{idle}^{FE} \)

Operating time of the FE in the idle state