Design of Energy Harvesting Technology: Feasibility for Low-Power Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract

In designing for a system's lifecycle considerations, longterm energy needs often become an important limiting factor. Shifting from conventional energy sources (e.g. fossil fuels)toward renewable sources (e.g. wind and solar) has become a popular means for focusing on the lifecycle of large-scale systems like automobiles and the national electrical grid. This same shift in small, low-power systems such as sensors has the additional advantage of potentially increasing the operational life of the systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 2010
Accession Number
ADA537072

Entities

People

  • Dan Jensen
  • Jason M. Weaver
  • Kristin L. Wood
  • Richard H. Crawford

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Energy Production
  • Energy Storage
  • Monitoring
  • Networks
  • Pulsed Power
  • Renewable Energy
  • Sensor Networks
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Storage
  • Wind Energy
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design