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Thermal Energy Harvesting for Application at MEMS Scale

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  1. Steven Percy

    1. CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle, Australia

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  2. Chris Knight

    1. CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle, Australia

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  3. Scott McGarry

    1. CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle, Australia

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  4. Alex Post

    1. CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle, Australia

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  5. Tim Moore

    1. CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle, Australia

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  6. Kate Cavanagh

    1. CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle, Australia

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BRIEFSELECTRIC)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. An Introduction to Waste Heat Capture and MEMS

    • Steven Percy, Chris Knight, Scott McGarry, Alex Post, Tim Moore, Kate Cavanagh
    Pages 1-6

  3. Established Thermomechanical Heat Engine Cycles

    • Steven Percy, Chris Knight, Scott McGarry, Alex Post, Tim Moore, Kate Cavanagh
    Pages 7-23

  4. Other Thermomechanical Heat Engines

    • Steven Percy, Chris Knight, Scott McGarry, Alex Post, Tim Moore, Kate Cavanagh
    Pages 25-39

  5. Mechanical to Electrical Conversion

    • Steven Percy, Chris Knight, Scott McGarry, Alex Post, Tim Moore, Kate Cavanagh
    Pages 41-50

  6. Thermal to Electrical Energy Converters

    • Steven Percy, Chris Knight, Scott McGarry, Alex Post, Tim Moore, Kate Cavanagh
    Pages 51-67

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 69-71
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About this book

This book discusses the history of thermal heat generators and focuses on the potential for these processes using micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) technology for this application. The main focus is on the capture of waste thermal energy for example from industrial processes, transport systems or the human body to generate useable electrical power. A wide range of technologies is discussed, including external combustion heat cycles at MEMS ( Brayton, Stirling and Rankine), Thermoacoustic, Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs), Multiferroics, Thermionics, Pyroelectric, Seebeck, Alkali Metal Thermal, Hydride Heat Engine, Johnson Thermo Electrochemical Converters, and the Johnson Electric Heat Pipe.
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  • CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle, Australia

    Steven Percy, Chris Knight, Scott McGarry, Alex Post, Tim Moore, Kate Cavanagh

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