Abstract: Aiming at the problems of uneven energy consumption and short network life cycle in clustering algorithms for wireless sensor networks, we designed a clustering algorithm for wireless sensor networks with integrated load balancing and energy consumption. Firstly, the nodes were reasonably divided into the corresponding clusters according to the distance between the sensor nodes and the base station nodes. Secondly, the load balancing factor was in
troduced to build data aggregation routing in wireless sensor networks to save data transmission energy. Finally, MATLAB2014 toolbox was used to analyze the performance of clustering algorithm in wireless sensor networks. The results show that the proposed algorithm can improve the energy efficiency of sensor nodes, maintain the balance of energy consumption of sensor nodes, and prolong the lifetime of wireless sensor networks.

Key words: load balancing factor, wireless sensor networks, data aggregation algorithm, cluster head selection