Rechargeable sensor networks: technology, theory, and application : introducing energy harvesting to sensor networks

Harvesting energy from ambient energy resources to power electronic devices has been recognized as a promising solution to address the issue of powering the ever-growing number of mobile devices around us.

This book covers technologies of rechargeable sensor networks protocol behind scavenging energy from sources of solar, vibration, temperature variations, wind, biochemical energy, to passive human power, as a means and replacement for the batteries on mobile and sensor devices.