Energy autonomous micro and nano systems /

• Other Authors: Belleville, Marc, Condemine, Cyril
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : ISTE ; 2012.; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2012.
• Series: ISTE.
• Subjects: Electric power supplies to apparatus.; Low voltage systems.; Direct energy conversion.; Energy conservation > Equipment and supplies.; Nanoelectromechanical systems.; SCIENCE > Nanoscience.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Nanotechnology & MEMS.; Electronic books.

Providing a detailed overview of the fundamentals and latest developments in the field of energy autonomous microsystems, this book delivers an in-depth study of the applications in the fields of health and usage monitoring in aeronautics, medical implants, and home automation, drawing out the main...

Table of Contents:

• Sensors at the core of building control
• Towards energy-autonomous medical implants
• Energy autonomous systems in aeronautic applications
• Energy harvesting by photovoltaic effect
• Mechanical energy harvesting
• Thermal energy harvesting
• Lithium micro-batteries
• Ultra-low power sensors
• Ultra-low power signal processing in autonomous systems
• Ultra-low power radio frequency communications and protocols
• Energy management in an autonomous microsystem
• Optimizing energy efficiency of sensor networks.