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Energy Harvesting

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From about the year 2000, there has been an impressive increase in research activity, and thus scholarly publications, related to energy harvesting. This was driven by the emergence of wireless sensor networks, sometimes called ambient intelligence, and now often referred to as the Internet of Things. Thus, the research was driven more by a need than by the enabling features of any specifi c base technology. Nevertheless, energy harvesting has made use of many novel materials technologies, and has spurred the development of new power conditioning circuit topologies. Furthermore, new theory has been developed to both enable the ability to predict power generation from excitations (i.e. machine vibrations, thermal gradients, etc.) occurring in a variety of application environments and to optimize device structures and material properties specifi cally for the purpose of harvesting energy. This special issue will provide a snapshot of recent research on many energy harvesting technologies. Specifi cally, the following topics will be covered: – Piezo energy harvesting. – Energy harvesting textiles. – Triboelectric energy harvesting. – Thermoelectric energy harvesting. – Energy harvesting from fl uid oscillators. – Thermal energy systems. – Electromagnetic vibration energy harvesting. – Fuel cells.

Editors

  • Shad Roundy Shad Roundy , 

    Shad Roundy

    University of Utah, USA

  • Miso Kim Miso Kim  &

    Miso Kim

    Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Korea

  • Gilyong Lee Gilyong Lee

    Gilyong Lee

    Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea

Articles (16 in this collection)