Energy Harvesting for Self-Powered Wearable Devices

• Main Authors: Alhawari, Mohammad (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Mohammad, Baker (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Saleh, Hani (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ismail, Mohammed (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Analog Circuits and Signal Processing,
• Subjects: Electronic circuits.; Power electronics.; Biomedical engineering.; Circuits and Systems.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.

This book discusses the design and implementation of energy harvesting systems targeting wearable devices. The authors describe in detail the different energy harvesting sources that can be utilized for powering low-power devices in general, focusing on the best candidates for wearable applications....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Energy Harvesting Sources, Models and Circuits
• Interface Circuits for Thermoelectric Generator
• Zero Crossing Switching Control for L-based DC-DC Converters
• Polarity Mechanism for Thermoelectric Harvester
• Energy Combiner and Power Manager for Multi-Source Energy Harvesting
• References
• Index.