Tom J Kazmierski

Energy Harvesting Systems: Principles, Modeling and Applications Tom J Kazmierski

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Brief Description: Kinetic energy harvesting converts movement or vibrations into electrical energy, enables battery free operation of wireless sensors and autonomous devices and facilitates their placement in locations where replacing a battery is not feasible or attractive. This book provides an introduction to operating principles and design methods of modern kinetic energy harvesting systems and explains the implications of harvested power on autonomous electronic systems design. It describes power conditioning circuits that maximize available energy and electronic systems design strategies that minimize power consumption and enable operation. The principles discussed in the book will be supported by real case studies such as battery-less monitoring sensors at water waste processing plants, embedded battery-less sensors in automotive electronics and sensor-networks built with ultra-low power wireless nodes suitable for battery-less applications. -- Book Description. Brief Description: In addition to introducing the operating principles and design methodology of modern kinetic energy harvesting systems, this text explains the implications of harvested power on autonomous electronic system design. The principles are supported by case studies. Jacket Description/Back: Energy Harvesting Systems: Principles, Modelling and Applications Edited by: Tom Kazmierski Steve Beeby Kinetic energy harvesting converts movement or vibrations into electrical energy, enables battery free operation of wireless sensors and autonomous devices and facilitates their placement in locations where replacing a battery is not feasible or attractive. This book provides an introduction to operating principles and design methods of modern kinetic energy harvesting systems and explains the implications of harvested power on autonomous electronic systems design. It describes power conditioning circuits that maximize available energy and electronic systems design strategies that minimize power consumption and enable operation. The principles discussed in the book are supported by real case studies such as battery-less monitoring sensors at water waste processing plants, embedded battery-less sensors in automotive electronics and sensor-networks built with ultra-low power wireless nodes suitable for battery-less applications. Provides a comprehensive introduction to energy harvesting systems; Covers the operating principles, design methods and real applications; Enables low-power autonomous electronic systems design."Table of Contents: 1. Kinetic Energy Harvesting / Dibin Zhu, Steve Beeby -- 2. Modelling, Performance Optimisation and Automated Design of Mixed-Technology Energy Harvester Systems / Tom J. Kazmierski, Leran Wang -- 3. Simulation of Ultra-Low Power Sensor Networks / Jan Haase, Joseph Wenninger, Christoph Grimm, Jiong Ou -- 4. Remote Sensing of Car Tire Pressure / Thomas Herndl -- Index.