Energy Harvesting with Functional Materials and Microsystems

 

1 Powering Microsystems with Ambient Energy

Gabriel Alfonso Rincón-Mora

 

CONTENTS

1.1 Microsystems

1.1.1 Market Demand

1.1.2 Energy and Power Requirements

1.1.3 Technology Trends

1.2 Miniature Sources

1.2.1 Light Energy

1.2.2 Kinetic Energy

1.2.3 Thermal Energy

1.2.4 Magnetic Energy

1.2.5 Conclusions

1.3 Conditioning Microelectronics

1.3.1 Linear Switch

1.3.2 Switched Capacitors

1.3.3 Switched Inductor

1.3.4 Conclusions

1.4 Energy-Harvesting Chargers and Power Supplies

1.4.1 Battery-Assisted Photovoltaic Charger–Supply Example

1.4.2 Piezoelectric Charger Example

1.4.3 Electrostatic Charger Example

1.4.4 Conclusions

1.5 Summary

References

 

Abstract: The demand for portable, lightweight, and long-lasting electronics is relentless, filling ...