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Smart Dust: Communicating with a Cubic-Millimeter Computer

by Brett Warneke, Kristofer S. J, Smart Dust - Classical Papers on Computational Logic , 2001
"... building virtual keyboards; . managing inventory control; . monitoring product quality; . constructing smart office spaces; and . providing interfaces for the disabled. SMART DUST REQUIREMENTS Smart Dust requires both evolutionary and revolutionary advances in miniaturization, integration, an ..."
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, and energy management. Designers can use microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to build small sensors, optical communication components, and power supplies, whereas microelectronics provides increasing functionality in smaller areas, with lower energy consumption. Figure 1 shows the conceptual diagram

A third-generation wave model for coastal regions, 1, Model description and validation

by R. C. Ris, L. H. Holthuijsen, N. Booij
"... Abstract. A third-generation spectral wave model (Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN)) for small-scale, coastal regions with shallow water, (barrier) islands, tidal flats, local wind, and ambient currents is verified in stationary mode with measurements in five real field cases. These verification cas ..."
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Abstract. A third-generation spectral wave model (Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN)) for small-scale, coastal regions with shallow water, (barrier) islands, tidal flats, local wind, and ambient currents is verified in stationary mode with measurements in five real field cases. These verification

Performance of a Drum Transducer for Scavenging Vibration Energy

by Jiangbo Yuan, Tao Xie, Weishan Chen, Xiaobiao Shan, Shunong Jiang
"... ABSTRACT: This article analyzes the performance of a piezoelectric drum transducer in the flexural mode for scavenging ambient vibration energy. We have derived an analytical solution from the governing equations of piezoelectricity that shows the role of each of the physical parameters in determini ..."
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ABSTRACT: This article analyzes the performance of a piezoelectric drum transducer in the flexural mode for scavenging ambient vibration energy. We have derived an analytical solution from the governing equations of piezoelectricity that shows the role of each of the physical parameters

Design Considerations for MEMSScale Piezoelectric Mechanical Vibration Energy Harvesters

by Noël E. Dutoit, Brian L. Wardle, Sang-gook Kim - Integrated Ferroelectrics , 2005
"... Design considerations for piezoelectric-based energy harvesters for MEMS-scale sen-sors are presented, including a review of past work. Harvested ambient vibration energy can satisfy power needs of advanced MEMS-scale autonomous sensors for numerous applications, e.g., structural health monitoring. ..."
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Design considerations for piezoelectric-based energy harvesters for MEMS-scale sen-sors are presented, including a review of past work. Harvested ambient vibration energy can satisfy power needs of advanced MEMS-scale autonomous sensors for numerous applications, e.g., structural health monitoring

Energy harvesting from ambient vibrations and heat

by Daniel Guyomar
"... ABSTRACT: Increasing demand in mobile, autonomous devices has made the issue of energy harvesting a particular point of interest. Systems that can be powered up by a few hundreds of microwatts can feature their own energy extraction module, making them truly self-powered. This energy can be harveste ..."
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be harvested from the close environment of the device. Particularly, piezoelectric conversion is one of the most investigated fields for ambient energy harvesting. Moreover, the extraction process can be optimized by proper treatment of the piezomaterial output voltage. This article proposes a detailed

DETC2010-28856 TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES SUBJECTED TO STOCHASTIC EXCITATION

by Zheqi Lin , Hae Chang Gea , Shutian Liu
"... ABSTRACT Converting ambient vibration energy into electrical energy using piezoelectric energy harvester has attracted much interest in the past decades. In this paper, topology optimization is applied to design the optimal layout of the piezoelectric energy harvesting devices. The objective functi ..."
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ABSTRACT Converting ambient vibration energy into electrical energy using piezoelectric energy harvester has attracted much interest in the past decades. In this paper, topology optimization is applied to design the optimal layout of the piezoelectric energy harvesting devices. The objective

Distributed source coding for sensor networks

by Zixiang Xiong, Angelos D. Liveris, Samuel Cheng - In IEEE Signal Processing Magazine , 2004
"... n recent years, sensor research has been undergoing a quiet revolution, promising to have a significant impact throughout society that could quite possibly dwarf pre-vious milestones in the information revolution. MIT Technology Review ranked wireless sensor networks that con-sist of many tiny, low- ..."
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of temperature, pressure and vibration; or real-time area video surveillance). Thus they must operate under a set of unique constraints and requirements. For example, in contrast to many other wireless devices (e.g., cellular phones, PDAs, and laptops), in which energy can be recharged from time to time

Vibration Powered Battery-Assisted Passive RFID Tag

by Elaine Lai, Andrew Redfern, Paul Wright
"... Abstract. Real-time supply chain management, theft prevention, and environmental monitoring motivate the need for RFID systems. Battery-assisted RFID tags increase read range and reliability; however, batteries offer only a finite lifetime solution. Hence, an experiment in powering a battery-assiste ..."
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-assisted passive RFID tag using ambient vibration energy was conducted. A piezoelectric power generator was designed at a resonant frequency of 52 Hertz, with potential power output of 500 µW. Manipulation of the electric signal from the generator through a power circuit produced 8mW pulses to the tag, resulting

Sensor Temperature for a Low-Power Low-Voltage Self-Powered System Using Vibration Scavenging.

by unknown authors
"... www.el.ub.es Abstract:- This paper presents the conception of a Smart Low Power Temperature Sensor which is powered using ambient vibration energy. It is presented the architecture of the conception of the sensor to be implemented. This power system will be the main part of the power stage for a sel ..."
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www.el.ub.es Abstract:- This paper presents the conception of a Smart Low Power Temperature Sensor which is powered using ambient vibration energy. It is presented the architecture of the conception of the sensor to be implemented. This power system will be the main part of the power stage for a

SENSOR DESIGN FOR PIEZOELECTRIC CANTILEVER BEAM ENERGY HARVESTERS

by Michael I. Friswell, Sondipon Adhikari
"... Energy harvesting for the purpose of powering low power electronic sensor systems has received explosive attention in the last few years. A common device uses the piezoelectric effect for a cantilever beams at resonance to harvest ambient vibration energy. However most of these devices have a rectan ..."
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Energy harvesting for the purpose of powering low power electronic sensor systems has received explosive attention in the last few years. A common device uses the piezoelectric effect for a cantilever beams at resonance to harvest ambient vibration energy. However most of these devices have a
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