Applications of energy harvesting for ultralow power technology

Ultra-low-power (ULP) technology is enabling a wide range of new applications that harvest ambient energy in very small amounts and need little or no maintenance - self-sustaining devices that are capable of perpetual or nearly perpetual operation. These new systems, which are now appearing in indus...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2015-06, Vol.85 (1), p.12024
Main Authors: Pop-Vadean, A, Pop, P P, Barz, C, Chiver, O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumer electronics
Consumption
Devices
Electronic systems
Electronics
Energy
Energy harvesting
Materials science
Medical
Power management
Proposals
Prostheses
Public domain
Remote sensors
Technical papers
Vibration
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Summary:Ultra-low-power (ULP) technology is enabling a wide range of new applications that harvest ambient energy in very small amounts and need little or no maintenance - self-sustaining devices that are capable of perpetual or nearly perpetual operation. These new systems, which are now appearing in industrial and consumer electronics, also promise great changes in medicine and health. Until recently, the idea of micro-scale energy harvesting, and collecting miniscule amounts of ambient energy to power electronic systems, was still limited to research proposals and laboratory experiments.Today an increasing number of systems are appearing that take advantage of light, vibrations and other forms of previously wasted environmental energy for applications where providing line power or maintaining batteries is inconvenient. In the industrial world, where sensors gather information from remote equipment and hazardous processes; in consumer electronics, where mobility and convenience are served; and in medical systems, with unique requirements for prosthetics and non-invasive monitoring, energy harvesting is rapidly expanding into new applications.This paper serves as a survey for applications of energy harvesting for ultra low power technology based on various technical papers available in the public domain.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/85/1/012024