Energy autonomous micro and nano systems /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Belleville, Marc, Condemine, Cyril
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Hoboken, NJ : ISTE ; Wiley, 2012.
Series:	ISTE.
Subjects:	Electric power supplies to apparatus. Low voltage systems. Direct energy conversion. Energy conservation > Equipment and supplies. Nanoelectromechanical systems. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.