Energy Scavenging for Wireless Sensor Networks

Roundy, Shad (University of California at Berkeley, USA); Wright, Paul Kenneth (University of California at Berkeley, USA); Rabaey, Jan M.

ISBN 10: 1402076630 / ISBN 13: 9781402076633

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003

About this Item

Focuses on potential 'ambient' sources of power that can be scavenged or harvested and subsequently used to run low power electronics and wireless transceivers. This book explores a range of potential power sources. It also explores vibration to electricity converters. It is intended for researchers and professionals. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TJF; TJKR; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 522. . 2003. Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Energy Scavenging for Wireless Sensor Networks
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402076630
• ISBN 13: 9781402076633
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The vast reduction in size and power consumption of CMOS circuitry has led to a large research effort based around the vision of wireless sensor networks. The proposed networks will be comprised of thousands of small wireless nodes that operate in a multi-hop fashion, replacing long transmission distances with many low power, low cost wireless devices. The result will be the creation of an intelligent environment responding to its inhabitants and ambient conditions. Wireless devices currently being designed and built for use in such environments typically run on batteries. However, as the networks increase in number and the devices decrease in size, the replacement of depleted batteries will not be practical. The cost of replacing batteries in a few devices that make up a small network about once per year is modest. However, the cost of replacing thousands of devices in a single building annually, some of which are in areas difficult to access, is simply not practical. Another approach would be to use a battery that is large enough to last the entire lifetime of the wireless sensor device. However, a battery large enough to last the lifetime of the device would dominate the overall system size and cost, and thus is not very attractive. Alternative methods of powering the devices that will make up the wireless networks are desperately needed.