Micro and nano energy harvesting technologies /

Seeking renewable and clean energies is essential for releasing the heavy reliance on mineral-based energy and remedying the threat of global warming to our environment. In the last decade, explosive growth in research and development efforts devoted to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technolo...

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Main Authors: Yang, Bin (Associate professor) (Author), Liu, Huicong (Author), Liu, Jingquan (Professor) (Author), Lee, Chengkuo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Artech House, [2015]
Series:Microelectromechanical systems series.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; 1 Piezoelectric MEMS Vibration Energy Harvesting; 1.1 Working Principle; 1.2 Mechanical and Electrical Modeling; 1.3 Fabrication of Piezoelectric MEMS Energy Harvesters; 2 Electromagnetic MEMS Vibration Energy Harvesting; 2.1 Basic Principle and Modeling; 2.2 Characterization of Coils and Magnets; 2.3 Review of Existing Electromagnetic Energy Harvesters; 3 Electrostatic MEMS Vibration Energy Harvesting; 3.1 Basic Principles; 3.2 Electret-Free Electrostatic Microharvesters; 4 Triboelectric Energy Harvesting; 4.1 Working Principle; 4.2 Materials and Fabrication.
  • 4.3 Development of Triboelectric Energy Harvesters5 Strategies for High-Performance Vibration Energy Harvesters; 5.1 Hybrid Energy Conversion Strategies; 5.2 Frequency Broadening Strategies; 6 Microelectronic Circuits for Vibration Energy Harvesting; 6.1 Overview of Energy-Harvesting Electronics; 6.2 Case Study of Energy-Harvesting Electronics; 7 MEMS Acoustic Energy Harvesting; 7.1 Working Principle; 7.2 Acoustic Microharvester; 7.3 Application of Acoustic Energy Harvester; 8 MEMS Wind-Flow Energy Harvesting; 8.1 Small-Scale Windmills for Energy Harvesting.
  • 8.2 Wind-Belt Fluttering for Energy Harvesting8.3 Vortex-Induced Vibration for Energy Harvesting; 8.4 Helmholtz Resonance for Energy Harvesting; 8.5 MEMS-Based Air-Flow Energy Harvesting; 9 MEMS Thermal Energy Harvesting; 9.1 Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting; 9.2 Pyroelectric Energy Harvesting; 10 Nano-Based Energy Harvesting; 10.1 Piezoelectric Effect in Nanowires and Nanofibers; 10.2 ZnO Nanowire Harvesters; 10.3 Organic PVDF-Based Nanofiber Harvesters; 10.4 PZT Nanofiber Harvesters; 11 Applications of Energy Harvesters; 11.1 Bio-MEMS Applications.
  • 11.2 Tire Pressure Monitoring in Automobiles11.3 Structural Health Monitoring; About the Authors; Index.