Energy Harvesting for Self-Powered Wearable Devices [Hardcover]

This book discusses the design and implementation of energy harvesting systems targeting wearable devices. The authors describe in detail the different energy harvesting sources that can be utilized for powering low-power devices in general, focusing on the best candidates for wearable applications. Coverage also includes state-of-the-art interface circuits, which can be used to accept energy from harvesters and deliver it to a device in the most efficient way. Finally, the authors present power management circuits for using multiple energy harvesting sources at the same time to power devices and to enhance efficiency of the system.

Introduction.- Energy Harvesting Sources, Models and Circuits.- Interface Circuits for Thermoelectric Generator.- Zero Crossing Switching Control for L-based DC-DC Converters.- Polarity Mechanism for Thermoelectric Harvester.- Energy Combiner and Power Manager for Multi-Source Energy Harvesting.- References.- Index.

Mohammad Alhawari received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Yarmouk University, Jordan, in 2008 and the M.S. degree in microsystems engineering from Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, in 2012. He received the PhD degree in electrical and computer engineering from Khalifa University of Science, Technology in 2016. From 2008 to 2010, he worked at YOUNIVATE Company in Jordan, as a hardware and PCB engineer. He is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at Khalifa University, where he focuses on low power designs for energy harvesting applications.

Baker Mohammad earned his PhD from University of Texas at Austin, his M.S.  from Arizona State University, Tempe, and BS from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, all in ECE.   Dr. Mohammad is currently an asl³%