Energy Harvesting
Energy Harvesting

Author: Alireza Khaligh

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 1351834029

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Also called energy scavenging, energy harvesting captures, stores, and uses "clean" energy sources by employing interfaces, storage devices, and other units. Unlike conventional electric power generation systems, renewable energy harvesting does not use fossil fuels and the generation units can be decentralized, thereby significantly reducing transmission and distribution losses. But advanced technical methods must be developed to increase the efficiency of devices in harvesting energy from environmentally friendly, "green" resources and converting them into electrical energy. Recognizing this need, Energy Harvesting: Solar, Wind, and Ocean Energy Conversion Systems describes various energy harvesting technologies, different topologies, and many types of power electronic interfaces for stand-alone utilization or grid connection of energy harvesting applications. Along with providing all the necessary concepts and theoretical background, the authors develop simulation models throughout the text to build a practical understanding of system analysis and modeling. With a focus on solar energy, the first chapter discusses the I−V characteristics of photovoltaic (PV) systems, PV models and equivalent circuits, sun tracking systems, maximum power point tracking systems, shading effects, and power electronic interfaces for grid-connected and stand-alone PV systems. It also presents sizing criteria for applications and modern solar energy applications, including residential, vehicular, naval, and space applications. The next chapter reviews different types of wind turbines and electrical machines as well as various power electronic interfaces. After explaining the energy generation technologies, optimal operation principles, and possible utilization techniques of ocean tidal energy harvesting, the book explores near- and offshore approaches for harvesting the kinetic and potential energy of ocean waves. It also describes the required absorber, turbine, and generator types, along with the power electronic interfaces for grid connection and commercialized ocean wave energy conversion applications. The final chapter deals with closed, open, and hybrid-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion systems.

Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices
Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

Author: Laxman Raju Thoutam

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2023-11-29

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 1000997898

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The book discusses the materials, devices, and methodologies that can be used for energy harvesting including advanced materials, devices, and systems. It describes synthesis and fabrication details of energy storage materials. It explains use of high-energy density thin films for future power systems, flexible and biodegradable energy storage devices, fuel cells and supercapacitors, nanogenerators for self-powered systems, and innovative energy harvesting methodologies. Features: Covers all relevant topics in energy harvesting research and focuses on the current state-of-the-art techniques and materials for this application. Showcases the true potential of the nature in energy harvesting industry by discussing various harvesting mechanisms based on renewable and sustainable energy sources. Explains the recent trends in flexible and wearable energy storage devices that are currently being used in IoT-based smart devices. Overviews of the state-of-the-art research performed on design and development of energy harvesting devices. Highlights the interdisciplinary research efforts needed in energy harvesting and storage devices to transform conceptual ideas to working prototypes. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in emerging materials, energy engineering, including harvesting and storage.

Micro Energy Harvesting
Micro Energy Harvesting

Author: Danick Briand

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-06-22

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 3527319026

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With its inclusion of the fundamentals, systems and applications, this reference provides readers with the basics of micro energy conversion along with expert knowledge on system electronics and real-life microdevices. The authors address different aspects of energy harvesting at the micro scale with a focus on miniaturized and microfabricated devices. Along the way they provide an overview of the field by compiling knowledge on the design, materials development, device realization and aspects of system integration, covering emerging technologies, as well as applications in power management, energy storage, medicine and low-power system electronics. In addition, they survey the energy harvesting principles based on chemical, thermal, mechanical, as well as hybrid and nanotechnology approaches. In unparalleled detail this volume presents the complete picture -- and a peek into the future -- of micro-powered microsystems.

Wearable Energy Storage Devices
Wearable Energy Storage Devices

Author: Allibai Mohanan Vinu Mohan

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-10-25

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 150151492X

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Flexible and stretchable energy storage devices are increasingly being needed for a wide variety of applications such as wearable electronics, electronic papers, electronic skins, smart clothes, bendable smart phones and implantable medical devices. Wearable Energy Storage Devices discusses flexible and stretchable supercapacitors and batteries, stretchable and self-healing gel electrolytes, and hybrid wearable energy storage-harvesting devices.

Energy Harvesting for Autonomous Systems
Energy Harvesting for Autonomous Systems

Author: Stephen Beeby

Publisher: Artech House

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 159693719X

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This unique resource provides a detailed understanding of the options for harvesting energy from localized, renewable sources to supply power to autonomous wireless systems. You are introduced to a variety of types of autonomous system and wireless networks and discover the capabilities of existing battery-based solutions, RF solutions, and fuel cells. The book focuses on the most promising harvesting techniques, including solar, kinetic, and thermal energy. You also learn the implications of the energy harvesting techniques on the design of the power management electronics in a system. This in-depth reference discusses each energy harvesting approach in detail, comparing and contrasting its potential in the field.

Energy Harvesting for Low-power Autonomous Devices and Systems
Energy Harvesting for Low-power Autonomous Devices and Systems

Author: Jahangir Rastegar

Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781510604902

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"This book is an introductory text describing methods of harvesting electrical energy from mechanical potential and kinetic energy. The book focuses on the methods of transferring mechanical energy to energy conversion transducers of various types, including piezoelectric, electromagnetic, electrostatic, and magnetostrictive transducers. Methods that have been developed for collecting, conditioning, and delivering the generated electrical energy to a load, as well as their potential use as self-powered sensors are described. The book should be of interest to those who want to know the potentials as well as shortcomings of energy harvesting technology. The book is particularly useful for energy harvesting system designers as it provides a systematic approach to the selection of the proper transduction mechanisms and methods of interfacing with a host system and electrical energy collection and conditioning options. An extensive bibliography is provided to direct the reader to appropriate references for detailed material not included in the book"--

Handbook of Energy Harvesting Power Supplies and Applications
Handbook of Energy Harvesting Power Supplies and Applications

Author: Peter Spies

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 9814303062

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This book describes the fundamentals and principles of energy harvesting and provides the necessary theory and background to develop energy harvesting power supplies. It explains the overall system design and gives quantitative assumptions on environmental energy. It explains different system blocks for an energy harvesting power supply and the trade-offs. The text covers in detail different energy transducer technologies such as piezoelectric, electrodynamic, and thermoelectric generators and solar cells from the material to the component level and explains the appropriate power management circuits required in these systems. Furthermore, it describes and compares storage elements such as secondary batteries and supercapacitors to select the most appropriate one for the application. Besides power supplies that use ambient energy, the book presents systems that use electromagnetic fields in the radio frequency range. Finally, it discusses different application fields and presents examples of self-powered electronic systems to illustrate the content of the preceding chapters.

Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage
Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage

Author: Deepam Maurya

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing

Published: 2020-10-14

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 0081028792

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The need to more efficiently harvest energy for electronics has spurred investigation into materials that can harvest energy from locally abundant sources. Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage is the first book to bring together fundamental mechanisms for harvesting various abundant energy sources using ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials. The authors discuss strategies of designing materials for efficiently harvesting energy sources like solar, wind, wave, temperature fluctuations, mechanical vibrations, biomechanical motion, and stray magnetic fields. In addition, concepts of the high density energy storage using ferroelectric materials is explored. Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage is appropriate for those working in materials science and engineering, physics, chemistry and electrical engineering disciplines. - Reviews wide range of energy harvesting including solar, wind, biomechanical and more - Discusses ferroelectric materials and their application to high energy density capacitors - Includes review of fundamental mechanisms of energy harvesting and energy solutions, their design and current applications, and future trends and challenges

Energy Harvesting
Energy Harvesting

Author: Apostolos Georgiadis

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-01-21

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1009028278

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A thorough treatment of energy harvesting technologies, highlighting radio frequency (RF) and hybrid-multiple technology harvesting. The authors explain the principles of solar, thermal, kinetic, and electromagnetic energy harvesting, address design challenges, and describe applications. The volume features an introduction to switched mode power converters and energy storage and summarizes the challenges of different system implementations, from wireless transceivers to backscatter communication systems and ambient backscattering. This practical resource is essential for researchers and graduate students in the field of communications and sensor technology, in addition to practitioners working in these fields.