This document summarizes and compares several hierarchical routing protocols for wireless sensor networks that aim to improve energy efficiency and increase network lifetime. It discusses Low-Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy (LEACH), Energy LEACH (e-LEACH), Power-Efficient Gathering in Sensor Information Systems (PEGASIS), Threshold-sensitive Energy Efficient sensor Network (TEEN), and Hybrid Energy-Efficient Distributed clustering (HEED). It compares the protocols based on their concept, achieved network lifetime, energy efficiency, and drawbacks. LEACH uses random cluster head selection while e-LEACH selects heads based on residual energy. PEGASIS forms chains to reduce distances between nodes but has single point failures. TEEN