This book describes the design of microelectronic circuits for energy harvesting, broadband energy conversion, new methods and technologies for energy conversion. The author also discusses the design of power management circuits and the implementation of voltage regulators. Coverage includes advanced methods in low and high power electronics, as well as principles of micro-scale design based on piezoelectric, electromagnetic and thermoelectric technologies with control and conditioning circuit design.
Introduction
1.1 Fundamentals
1.2 Sensors and Transducers
1.2.1 Temperature sensors
1.2.2 Magnetic field sensors
1.2.3 Potentiometers
1.2.4 Light Detection
1.3 Communications Cabling
1.3.1 Noise
1.4 Parameters
1.4.1 Noise
1.4.2 Settling time
1.4.3 DC input characteristics
References
The fundamentals of Energy Harvesting
2.1 Whats Energy?
2.2 Why Energy Harvesting?
2.3 Free Energy
2.4 Power Management Unit
2.5 Storage systems
References
Input Energy
3.1 Mechanical energy
3.2 Thermal Energy
3.3 Electromagnetic energy
3.4 Space Radiation
3.5 Solar Radiation
3.5.1 Photovoltaic cell
References
Electromagnetic transducers
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Electromagnetic Waves and Antenna
4.3 System Design
References
Piezoelectric transl#|
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