A guide to small-scale energy harvesting techniques

The use of energy it is argued started about two million years ago when humans started cooking their food using firewood. As humans developed new skills with increased activities, energy interaction and usage emerged. Energy was used not only for domestic functions but also for space applications. W...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Manyala, Reccab, editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : IntechOpen 2020.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009746195106719
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Quest for Lead-Free Perovskite-Based Solar Cells
  • 2. Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting
  • 3. Energy Harvester Based on Magnetomechanical Effect as a Power Source for Multi-node Wireless Network
  • 4. Small-Scale Energy Harvesting from Environment by Triboelectric Nanogenerators
  • 5. RF Energy Harvesting System and Circuits for Charging of Wireless Devices Using Spectrum Sensing
  • 6. Thousand kW High-Temperature Solar Furnace in Parkent (Uzbekistan) - Energetical Characteristics.