Thermal Energy Harvesting for Application at MEMS Scale

• Main Authors: Percy, Steven (Author), Knight, Chris (Author), McGarry, Scott (Author), Post, Alex (Author), Moore, Tim (Author), Cavanagh, Kate (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Finance.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Industrial organization.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Finance, general.; Industrial Organization.

This book discusses the history of thermal heat generators and focuses on the potential for these processes using micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) technology for this application. The main focus is on the capture of waste thermal energy for example from industrial processes, transport syst...

Table of Contents:

• An Introduction to Waste Heat Capture and MEMS
• Established Thermomechanical Heat Engine Cycles
• Other Thermomechanical Heat Engines
• Mechanical to Electrical Conversion
• Thermal to Electrical Energy Converters.