Energy Harvesting Autonomous Sensor Systems: Design, Analysis, and Practical Implementation
Features
- Describes sensor-oriented energy-harvesting issues
- Provides a system overview of the energy harvesting system from energy source to energy usage by wireless sensor nodes
- Focuses on small scale energy harvesting rather than general embedded system energy harvesting
- Draws on the author's own research which has reached proof-of-concept stage and can therefore be more easily translated into real-life applications
- Includes wide coverage of various energy-harvesting techniques
Summary
This book is the considered the first to describe sensor-oriented energy harvesting issues. Its content is derived from the author’s research on the development of a truly self-autonomous and sustainable energy harvesting wireless sensor network (EH-WSN). This network harvests energy from a variety of ambient energy sources and converts it into electrical energy to power batteries. The book discusses various types of energy harvesting (EH) systems and their respective main components.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Motivation of Wireless Sensor Networks
Problems in Powering Wireless Sensor Nodes
Energy Harvesting Solution for Wireless Sensor Node
Contribution of this Book
Organization of the Book
Wind Energy Harvesting System
Direct WEH Approach using Wind Turbine-Generator
Indirect WEH Approach using Piezoelectric Material
Thermal Energy Harvesting System
Thermal Energy Harvester
Resistor Emulation based Maximum Power Point Tracker
Implementation of Optimal TEH Wireless Sensor Node
Experimental Results
Vibration Energy Harvesting System
Impact-Based VEH using Piezoelectric Pushbutton Igniter
Impact-Based VEH using Prestressed Piezoelectric Diaphragm Material
Hybrid Energy Harvesting System
Solar Energy Harvesting System
Composite Solar, Wind (S+W) Energy Sources
Composite Solar, Thermal (S+T) Energy Sources
Electrical Power Transfer with ‘no wires’
Inductively Coupled Power Transfer from Power Lines
Wireless Power Transfer via Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonances
Conclusions and Future Works
Conclusions
Future Research Works
