The last decade has witnessed significant advances in energy harvesting technologies as a
possible alternative to provide a continuous power supply for small, low-power devices in …

Piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) promote the construction of a smarter world through
powering electric devices with energy scavenged from environmental vibrations by means of …

In an effort to eliminate the replacement of the batteries of electronic devices that are difficult
or impractical to service once deployed, harvesting energy from mechanical vibrations or …

This paper reviews energy harvesting technology from mechanical vibration. Recent
advances on ultralow power portable electronic devices and wireless sensor network …

This paper presents an experimental piezoelectric energy harvester exhibiting strong
mechanical nonlinear behavior. Vibration energy harvesters are usually resonant …

The lifespan and stability of power supply are the most critical issues for implantable
biomedical devices (IMDs). Extracting energy from the ambient sources or human body …

Future deployment of wireless sensor networks will ultimately require a self-sustainable
local power source for each sensor, and vibration energy harvesting is a promising …

This paper presents an advanced study including the design, characterization and
theoretical analysis of a capacitive vibration energy harvester. Although based on a …

Energy harvesting from mechanical vibrations, thermal gradients, electromagnetic
radiations, and solar radiations has experienced rapid progress in recent times not only to …

In this paper, a new S-shaped piezoelectric PZT cantilever is microfabricated for scavenging
vibration energy at low frequencies (< 30 Hz) and low accelerations (< 0.4 g). The maximum …