Energy Harvesting Technologies

Introduction.- Part I: Piezoelectric and Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting: Principles of Vibration Energy Harvesting. Mechanics Models for Energy Harvesting.- Performance Evaluation of Vibration-Based Piezoelectric Energy Scavengers. Piezo-fiber Composites for Electrical Power Harvesting. Piezoelectric Equivalent Circuit Models. Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting. Piezoelectric MEMS Based Energy Harvesting.- Part II: Energy Harvesting Circuits and Architectures: Optimization of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Systems for Sensing Application. Nonlinear Approach to Optimize the Power Flow of Vibration-Based Piezoelectric Energy-Harvesting Device. Power Source for Wireless Sensor Node. Integrated Circuit Designs for Energy Harvesting Systems.- Part III: Thermoelectrics: Thermoelectric Power Generation from Harvesting Heat. Micro Thermoelectric Generator.- Part IV: Microbatteries: Rechargeable Thin Film Batteries. Material Systems for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.- Part V: Selected Applications of Energy Harvesting Systems: Implantable Piezoelectric Generator Systems. Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting for BioMEMS Application. Energy from Backpacks. Energy Harvesting for RFID Tags. Structural Health Monitoring.- Appendix I: Standards on Vibration Energy Harvesting.