PPAS: Programmable Power Analysis Method for Analyzing and Optimizing Power Consumption in Smartphone

Abstract

and innovative applications for mobile consumer- electronic devices, especially for Smartphones are developing rapidly, advances in battery technology have not kept pace with rapidly growing energy demands. Since, the batteries are limited in size and therefore capacity, power consumption is a critical concern for battery driven Smartphone and this implies that managing energy well is paramount in such device. The core need for good energy management requires a better understanding of where and how the energy is used: how much of the system's energy is consumed by which parts of the system and under what circumstances. This paper focuses on understanding the power consumption of major hardware components and their usage on different scenarios. We present a detail analysis of the power consumption of iPhone and develop a method PPAS-programmable power analysis method to analyze power consumption in different scenarios. This work identifies the most promising areas to focus on for further improvements of power management as well as implement some effective techniques to optimize power consumption. Keywordspower consumption, iPhone, iOS important to their usability and needs to optimize the usage of power. Effective and efficient energy management requires good understanding of where and how the energy is used, how much energy is consumed by which parts of the system and under what circumstances. This paper attempts to answer these questions and provide a good analysis of the uses of power by different functionalities. We collect power consumption data using software which is a better solution for latest devices. Because it is very difficult to take physical power measurements at the component level on a piece of real hardware due to the integration of hardware components into a single chips or board. Some effective and optimized techniques are also discussed with comparison data which will help all the Smartphone application developers to