Early energy estimation of networked embedded systems executing concurrent software components

This paper presents and evaluates a new approach of modeling energy consumption of embedded systems resulted by concurrent software components. The objective is to enable energy estimation within early phases of system development, which allows system designers to compare different allocations of software components within networked systems. The individual elements of the presented model are: energy consumption of software components themselves, energy consumption resulted by any software component, and energy consumption resulted by specific software components. The The developed model was applied within an automotive case study which shows a theoretical energy saving potential of 36.2 %. This demonstrates the potential and relevance of modeling energy estimation within early development phases.