Energy Harvesting Autonomous Sensor Systems Design Analysis And Practical Implementation Doc File

Providing a detailed overview of the fundamentals and latestdevelopments in the field of energy autonomous microsystems, thisbook delivers an in-depth study of the applications in the fieldsof health and usage monitoring in aeronautics, medical implants,and home automation, drawing out the main specifications on suchsystems. Introductory information on photovoltaic, thermal andmechanical energy harvesting, and conversion, is given, along withthe latest results in these fields. This book also provides a stateof the art of ultra-low power sensor interfaces, digital signalprocessing and wireless communications. In addition, energyoptimizations at the sensor node and sensors network levels arediscussed, thus completing this overview. This book details the challenges and latest techniques available toreaders who are interested in this field. A major strength of thisbook is that the first three chapters are application orientatedand thus, by setting the landscape, introduce the technicalchapters. There is also a good balance between the technicalapplication, covering all the system-related aspects and, withineach chapter, details on the physics, materials and technologiesassociated with electronics.