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Energy Harvesting Technologies

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Shashank Priya

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Blacksburg

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  2. Daniel J. Inman

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Blacksburg

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  • The first book to synthesize the components of energy harvesting
  • Includes a diverse range of researchers from academics, industry, and national laboratories
  • Provides discussions of piezoelectric, inductive, thermoelectric, and photovoltaic energy harvesting technologies, by leading authors
  • Serves as the foundation for building energy harvesting systems

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Piezoelectric and Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting

      • Hyunuk Kim, Yonas Tadesse, Shashank Priya
      Pages 3-39

    3. Electromechanical Modeling of Cantilevered Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters for Persistent Base Motions

      • Alper Erturk, Daniel J. Inman
      Pages 41-77

    4. Performance Evaluation of Vibration-Based Piezoelectric Energy Scavengers

      • Yi-Chung Shu
      Pages 79-105

    5. Piezoelectric Equivalent Circuit Models

      • Björn Richter, Jens Twiefel, Jörg Wallaschek
      Pages 107-128

    6. Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting

      • Stephen P Beeby, Terence O’Donnell
      Pages 129-161

  3. Energy Harvesting Circuits and Architectures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. On the Optimal Energy Harvesting from a Vibration Source Using a Piezoelectric Stack

      • Jamil M. Renno, Mohammed F. Daqaq, Daniel J. Inman
      Pages 165-194

    3. Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensors

      • S.W. Arms, C.P. Townsend, D.L. Churchill, M.J. Hamel, M. Augustin, D. Yeary et al.
      Pages 195-208

    4. Energy Harvesting using Non-linear Techniques

      • Daniel Guyomar, Claude Richard, Adrien Badel, Elie Lefeuvre, Mickaël Lallart
      Pages 209-266

    5. Power Sources for Wireless Sensor Networks

      • Dan Steingart
      Pages 267-286

    6. Harvesting Microelectronic Circuits

      • Gabriel A. Rincón-Mora
      Pages 287-321

  4. Thermoelectrics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-323
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    2. Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

      • G. Jeffrey Snyder
      Pages 325-336

    3. Optimized Thermoelectrics For Energy Harvesting Applications

      • James L. Bierschenk
      Pages 337-351

  5. Microbatteries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 353-353
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    2. Thin Film Batteries for Energy Harvesting

      • Nancy J. Dudney
      Pages 355-363

    3. Materials for High-energy Density Batteries

      • Arumugam Manthiram
      Pages 365-385

  6. Selected Applications of Energy Harvesting Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 387-387
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Energy Harvesting Technologies provides a cohesive overview of the fundamentals and current developments in the field of energy harvesting. In a well-organized structure, this volume discusses basic principles for the design and fabrication of bulk and MEMS based vibration energy systems, theory and design rules required for fabrication of efficient electronics, in addition to recent findings in thermoelectric energy harvesting systems.

Combining leading research from both academia and industry onto a single platform, Energy Harvesting Technologies serves as an important reference for researchers and engineers involved with power sources, sensor networks and smart materials.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Blacksburg

    Shashank Priya, Daniel J. Inman

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