Přístupnostní navigace
E-application
Search Search Close
Publication detail
FIALA, P.
Original Title
Novel vibrational and solar energy harvesters
Type
journal article - other
Language
English
Original Abstract
Electrical energy currently comes primarily from fossil fuel combustion and nuclear fission. These energy sources are neither renewable nor suited to small-scale devices. Most important, electrical generators typically do not make use of all energy output, e.g., IR light in the case of solar cells. Energy harvesting aims to address these limitations by making use of background (unused) energy. While the original concept of employing unused energy dates back centuries, vibrational and solar energy harvesting are largely emerging technologies. For example, kinetic energy harvesters employ vibrational energy commonly electrostatic, electromagnetic, or piezoelectric (the translation of mechanical stress into electricity) to power small devices, such as a vibrational sensor to control grip forces exerted by a prosthetic hand1 and a small-scale wind power generator.
Keywords
Solar energy, energy harvesting, nanostructures
Authors
RIV year
2011
Released
22. 6. 2011
Publisher
SPIE
ISBN
1994-4403
Periodical
SPIE Professional Magazine
Year of study
Number
1
State
United States of America
Pages from
Pages to
3
Pages count
BibTex
@article{BUT72535, author="Pavel {Fiala}", title="Novel vibrational and solar energy harvesters", journal="SPIE Professional Magazine", year="2011", volume="2011", number="1", pages="1--3", issn="1994-4403" }