Review on micro-energy harvesting technologies

Gould, Chris ORCID: 0000-0002-8433-0546 and Edwards, Rhys (2017) Review on micro-energy harvesting technologies. In: 2016 51st International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, Coimbra, Portugal, pp. 1-5. ISBN 9781509046508

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Abstract

This paper presents an overview of energy harvesting, and describes the methods used to generate electrical power from ambient or waste energy sources and includes; photovoltaic; thermoelectric; piezoelectric; pyroelectric; radio frequency (RF); electromagnetic induction; electrostatic; and capacitive methods. A brief description of the scientific principles, typical application, commercial success, and future prospects is discussed. The paper concludes that photovoltaic energy harvesting is the most commercially successful energy harvesting technology to date, partly due to its high efficiency and power density. However, parallel technology developments in low-power boost and DC-DC power conversion, along with energy storage in electrical double layer supercapacitors, have enabled thermoelectricity, piezoelectricity, and electromagnetic energy harvesting to achieve commercial viability and increasing application success. In future, it is likely that a greater focus will be placed on the integration of these different energy harvesting techniques into one overall system, taking advantage of the individual strengths of each technique.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Energy Harvesting; Photovoltaic; Thermoelectricity; Piezoelectricity; RF; Electromagnetic Induction; Electrostatic; Capacitive; Pyroelectricity
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Research Priority Areas:	Applied Business & Technology
Depositing User:	Kate Greenaway
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2022 13:45
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2023 13:08
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/11635

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