Microelectronic Circuit Design for Energy Harvesting Systems. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio.
• Authors: Emilio, Maurizio Di Paolo
• Contents: Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Fundamentals; 1.2 Sensors and Transducers; 1.2.1 Temperature Sensors; 1.2.2 Magnetic Field Sensors; 1.2.3 Potentiometers; 1.2.4 Light Detection; 1.3 Communications Cabling; 1.3.1 Noise; 1.3.1.1 Thermal Noise; 1.3.1.2 Shot Noise and Flicker Noise; 1.4 Parameters; 1.4.1 Noise; 1.4.2 Settling Time; 1.4.3 DC Input Characteristics; References; 2 The Fundamentals of Energy Harvesting; 2.1 What's Energy?; 2.2 Why Energy Harvesting?; 2.3 Free Energy; 2.4 Power Management Unit; 2.5 Storage Systems; References; 3 Input Energy. 3.1 Mechanical Energy3.2 Thermal Energy; 3.3 Electromagnetic Energy; 3.4 Space Radiation; 3.5 Solar Radiation; 3.5.1 Photovoltaic Cell; References; 4 Electromagnetic Transducers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Electromagnetic Waves and Antenna; 4.3 System Design; References; 5 Piezoelectric Transducers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Materials; 5.3 Model; 5.4 System Design; References; 6 Thermoelectric Transducers; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Seebeck and Peltier Effect; 6.3 Potential; 6.4 Charges in a Semiconductor with a Temperature Gradient; 6.5 Thermoelectric Effect; 6.6 Thomson Effect. 6.7 Thermoelectric Generator6.8 Materials; 6.9 Figure of Merit; References; 7 Electrostatic Transducers; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Physical Phenomena; 7.3 Switching System; 7.4 Continuous Systems; 7.5 Design; References; 8 Powering Microsystem; 8.1 Power Conditioning; 8.2 Rectifier Circuit; 8.2.1 Bridge Rectifier Circuit; 8.2.2 Zener Diode as Voltage Regulator; 8.2.3 Considerations; 8.3 Piezoelectric Biasing; 8.4 Voltage Control; 8.5 MPPT; 8.6 Architecture; 8.7 DC-DC Systems; 8.7.1 Linear Regulators; 8.7.2 Switching Regulators; 8.7.3 Buck Converter; 8.7.4 Boost Converter. 8.7.5 Buck-Boost Converter8.7.6 Armstrong Oscillator; 8.8 Load Matching; 8.9 AC-DC Systems; 8.10 Electrical Storage Buffer; 8.10.1 Supercapacitors; References; 9 Low-Power Circuits; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Review of Microelectronics; 9.2.1 Basic of Semiconductor's Physics; 9.2.1.1 Drift; 9.2.1.2 Diffusion; 9.2.2 PN Junction; 9.2.2.1 Reverse Bias; 9.2.2.2 Forward Bias; 9.2.3 Diode; 9.2.4 Bipolar Transistor: Emitter Follower; 9.2.5 MOS Transistor; 9.2.6 Differential Amplifiers; 9.2.7 Feedback; 9.2.8 Effects of Feedback; 9.2.9 Digital CMOS Circuits; 9.2.10 CMOS Inverter; 9.2.11 Current Mirror. 9.2.12 Ideal Current Mirror9.2.13 Current Mirror BJT/MOS; 9.3 Low-Power MOSFET; 9.3.1 General Characteristics of a MOSFET; 9.3.2 Mosfet Power Control; 9.3.3 Stage of Amplification; 9.3.4 Common Source; 9.4 Analog Circuits; 9.5 Operational Amplifier; 9.6 Power Supply and Rejection; 9.7 Low Noise Pre-amplifiers; References; 10 Low-Power Solutions for Biomedical/Mobile Devices; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Design of Wearable Devices; 10.3 RF Solutions for Mobile; 10.3.1 Ferrite Rod Antenna; 10.3.2 Circular Spiral Inductor Antenna; 10.3.3 Folded Dipole; 10.3.4 Microstrip Antenna; 10.4 Power Management.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621.3815; Engineering; Electronic circuits; Microelectronics; Energy harvesting; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Electronic circuits; Energy harvesting; Microelectronics; Science -- Energy; Technology & Engineering -- Electronics -- General; Power generation & distribution; Electronics engineering; Systems engineering; Electronics; Technology & Engineering -- Electronics -- Circuits -- General; Circuits & components; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319475878; 9783319475875
• Related ISBNs: 331947586X; 9783319475868
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