Energy Autonomous Micro and Nano Systems (ePub)

Providing a detailed overview of the fundamentals and latest
developments in the field of energy autonomous microsystems, this
book delivers an in-depth study of the applications in the fields
of health and usage monitoring in aeronautics, medical implants,
and home automation, drawing out the main specifications on such
systems. Introductory information on photovoltaic, thermal and
mechanical energy harvesting, and conversion, is given, along with
the latest results in these fields. This book also provides a state
of the art of ultra-low power sensor interfaces, digital signal
processing and wireless communications. In addition, energy
optimizations at the sensor node and sensors network levels are
discussed, thus completing this overview.

This book details the challenges and latest techniques available to
readers who are interested in this field. A major strength of this
book is that the first three chapters are application orientated
and thus, by setting the landscape, introduce the technical
chapters. There is also a good balance between the technical
application, covering all the system-related aspects and, within
each chapter, details on the physics, materials and technologies
associated with electronics.

Contents

Introduction. Introduction to Energy Autonomous
Micro& #8232;and Nano Systems and Presentation of Contributions,
Marc Belleville and Cyril Condemine.

1. Sensors at the Core of Building Control, Gilles Chabanis,
Laurent Chiesi, Hynek Raisigel,& #8232;Isabelle Ressejac and
Véronique Boutin.

2. Toward Energy Autonomous MedicalImplants, Raymond Campagnolo and
Daniel Kroiss.

3. Energy Autonomous Systems in Aeronautic Applications, Thomas
Becker, Jirka Klaue and Martin Kluge.

4. Energy Harvesting by Photovoltaic Effect, Emmanuelle
Rouvière, Simon Perraud, Cyril Condemine and& #8232;Guy
Waltisperger.

5. Mechanical Energy Harvesting, Ghislain Despesse, Jean Jacques
Chaillout,& #8232;Sébastien Boisseau and Claire
Jean-Mistral.

6. Thermal Energy Harvesting, Tristan Caroff, Emmanuelle
Rouvière and Jérôme Willemin.

7. Lithium Micro-Batteries, Raphaël Salot.

8. Ultra-Low-Power Sensors, Pascal Nouet, Norbert Dumas, Laurent
Latorre and& #8232;Frédérick Mailly.

9. Ultra-Low-Power Signal Processing in Autonomous Systems,
Christian Piguet.

10. Ultra-Low-Power Radio Frequency Communications and Protocols,
Eric Mercier.

11. Energy Management in an Autonomous Microsystem,
Jean-Frédéric Christmann, Edith Beigne, Cyril Condemine,
Jérôme Willemin and Christian Piguet.

12. Optimizing Energy Efficiency of & #8232;Sensor Networks,
Olivier Sentieys and Olivier Berder.