Energy Harvesting Autonomous Sensor Systems - 9781138074095

CRC Press

Energy Harvesting Autonomous Sensor SystemsDesign, Analysis, and Practical Implementation\nAuthor(s): Yen Kheng Tan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138074095, 978-1138074095\nSynopsis\nEnergy Harvesting Autonomous Sensor Systems: Design, Analysis, and Practical Implementation provides a wide range of coverage of various energy harvesting techniques to enable the development of a truly self-autonomous and sustainable energy harvesting wireless sensor network (EH-WSN). It supplies a practical overview of the entire EH-WSN system from energy source all the way to energy usage by wireless sensor nodes/network. \n\nAfter an in-depth review of existing energy harvesting research thus far, the book focuses on:\n\nOutlines two wind energy harvesting (WEH) approaches, one using a wind turbine generator and one a piezoelectric wind energy harvester\nCovers thermal energy harvesting (TEH) from ambient heat sources with lo.