Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensing and Flexible Electronics Through Hybrid Technologies

Muhammad. Iqbal, Brahim. Aïssa, Malik Muhammad. Nauman

ISBN 9781839534980

1st ed.

publication

Stevenage : Institution of Engineering & Technology, 2023

1 online resource (190 pages)

Series membership

Materials, Circuits and Devices Series · Materials, Circuits and Devices Series

Online resource

Digital Resource · 5 libraries

Summary

Harvesting biomechanical energy is a viable solution for sustainably-powering wearable electronics for continuous medical health monitoring, remote sensing, and motion tracking. This book discusses vibration-based piezoelectric, electromagnetic and hybrid energy harvesters, and addresses their modelling, fabrication and characterization.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations -- List of symbols -- About the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Book outline -- 2 Vibration-based energy harvesting -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 VEH mechanisms -- 2.3 Wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) -- 2.4 Traditional electrochemical batteries as a power source for WSNs -- 2.5 Potential alternative sources to batteries -- 3 Piezoelectric, electromagnetic, and hybrid energy harvesters -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Vibration-based energy harvesting -- 3.2.1 Piezoelectric energy harvesters -- 3.2.2 Electromagnetic energy harvesters -- 3.2.3 Hybrid energy harvesters -- 3.3 Comparison and discussion -- 3.4 Summary -- 4 Design and modeling of vibration energy harvesters -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Design and modeling -- 4.2.1 Architecture and the working mechanism -- 4.2.2 Finite element modeling -- 4.3 Comparison and discussion -- 4.4 Summary -- 5 Nonlinear 3D printed electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Design and modeling -- 5.2.1 Architecture and the working mechanism -- 5.3 Experimental setup -- 5.4 Modal analysis -- 5.5 Summary -- 6 Fabrication and characterization of nonlinear multimodal electromagnetic insole energy harvesters -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Design and modeling -- 6.2.1 Architecture and the working mechanism -- 6.2.2 Finite element modeling -- 6.3 Fabrication of prototypes and the experimental setup -- 6.4 Experimental results -- 6.5 Comparison and discussion -- 6.6 Summary -- 7 Design, modeling, fabrication, and characterization of a hybrid piezo-electromagnetic insole energy harvester -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Design and modeling -- 7.2.1 Structural design -- 7.2.2 Finite element modeling -- 7.2.3 Electromechanical model., 7.3 Fabrication and the experimental setup -- 7.4 Experimental results -- 7.5 Comparison and discussion -- 7.6 Summary -- 8 Multi-degree-of-freedom hybrid piezoelectromagnetic insole energy harvesters -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Design and modeling -- 8.2.1 Finite element modeling -- 8.3 Fabrication and the experimental setup -- 8.4 Experimental results -- 8.5 Comparison and discussion -- 8.6 Summary -- 9 Overview of the finite element analysis and its applications in kinetic energy harvesting devices -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 FEA applications for KEH devices -- 9.3 Applications and future directions -- 10 Energy harvesters for biomechanical applications -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Biomechanical energy -- 10.3 Key considerations for biomechanical energy harvesting -- 10.3.1 Excitation sources for biomechanical energy harvesting -- 10.3.2 Mechanical modulation techniques and energy conversion methods for biomechanical energy harvesting -- 10.4 Evaluation metrics for biomechanical energy harvesting -- 10.5 Recent designs and applications for biomechanical energy harvesting -- 10.6 Biomechanical energy harvesting through smart footwear -- 10.7 Energy harvesting through a wristwatch -- 10.8 Energy harvesting through smart clothing -- 10.9 Conclusions -- 11 Electromagnetic energy harvesters for space applications -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 PV effect harvester -- 11.3 Thermal energy harvesters -- 11.4 Electrodynamic tether harvester -- 11.5 RF energy harvester optimized for WSN in space launcher applications -- 11.5.1 Design description -- 11.5.2 Design performance -- 11.6 Conclusions -- 12 Conclusions and outlook into the future -- 12.1 Conclusions -- 12.2 Future recommendations -- References -- Index.