Energy harvesters and power management
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Kiziroglou, Michail E
Yeatman, Eric M
Type
Chapter
Abstract
Energy harvesting is a subset of Renewable Energy Technologies. It regards specifically the collection of small amounts of ambient energy, typically in the milliwatt range and below, for local use with the objective of providing energy autonomy to microsystems. In this chapter, an overview of the most common energy harvesting methods is presented, including motion, heat and electromagnetic field energy sources. A brief summary of solar, acoustic and radio frequency wave energy harvesting technologies is also presented. Finally, an overview of the main power management technologies developed and employed in energy harvesting is provided. The current state of the art provides adequate tools for developing energy autonomous microsystems in specific applications. Research focusing on integrating these technologies in low-power microchips, for energy autonomous operation in important application environments, such as on the human body or around a mobile phone, could enable new interactive capabilities for electronic information systems within the next 5 years.
Date Issued
2023-02-18
Citation
More-than-Moore Devices and Integration for Semiconductors, 2023, pp.1-45
ISBN
9783031216091
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Start Page
1
End Page
45
Journal / Book Title
More-than-Moore Devices and Integration for Semiconductors
Copyright Statement
© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21610-7_1
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
1
Date Publish Online
2023-02-18