  System energy models are important for energy optimization and management in
mobile systems. However, existing system energy models are built in lab with
the help from a second computer. Not only are they labor-intensive; but also
they will not adequately account for the great diversity in the hardware and
usage of mobile systems. Moreover, existing system energy models are intended
for energy estimation for time intervals of one second or longer; they do not
provide the required rate for fine-grain use such as per-application energy
accounting.
  In this work, we study a self-modeling paradigm in which a mobile system
automatically generates its energy model without any external assistance. Our
solution, Se-same, leverages the possibility of self power measurement through
the smart battery interface and employs a suite of novel techniques to achieve
accuracy and rate much higher than that of the smart battery interface.
  We report the implementation and evaluation of Se-same on a laptop and a
smartphone. The experiment results show that Sesame generates system energy
models of 95% accuracy at one estimation per second and 88% accuracy at one
estimation per 10ms, without any external assistance. A five-day field studies
with four laptop and four smartphones users further demonstrate the
effectiveness, efficiency, and noninvasiveness of Sesame.

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