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Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the main topic of this book, which is the powering of autonomous sensors. As such, the block diagram of both autonomous sensors and their power supply are first presented. For the power supply, both primary batteries and energy harvesters are considered. As for the energy harvesters, in this book we focus on optical and RF energy sources. This chapter also includes basic concepts to be considered and indicates some of the main problems that appear when designing the power supply of autonomous sensors. Finally, a basic list of references to some of the most important previous works on this topic is also incorporated.
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Penella-López, M.T., Gasulla-Forner, M. (2011). Introduction. In: Powering Autonomous Sensors. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1573-8_1
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