Energy Harvesting (eBook)

What Is Energy Harvesting

Energy harvesting is the act of obtaining energy from outside sources, capturing that energy, and storing it for use by tiny, wireless, autonomous devices. Examples of these types of devices include those used in wearable electronics and wireless sensor networks.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Energy harvesting

Chapter 2: Piezoelectricity

Chapter 3: Nuclear electric rocket

Chapter 4: Pyroelectricity

Chapter 5: Transducer

Chapter 6: Atomic battery

Chapter 7: Electronic component

Chapter 8: Betavoltaic device

Chapter 9: Optoelectric nuclear battery

Chapter 10: Pacesetters

Chapter 11: Micropower

Chapter 12: Thermoelectric generator

Chapter 13: Ultrasonic transducer

Chapter 14: Vibration-powered generator

Chapter 15: Automotive thermoelectric generator

Chapter 16: Thermal copper pillar bump

Chapter 17: Nanogenerator

Chapter 18: Self-powered dynamic systems

Chapter 19: Thermoelectric battery

Chapter 20: Applications of photovoltaics

Chapter 21: Zhong Lin Wang

(II) Answering the public top questions about energy harvesting.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of energy harvesting in many fields.

(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of energy harvesting' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of energy harvesting.