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Energy Harvesting for Autonomous Systems Neil White, Stephen Beeby
Publisher: Artech House

Photovoltaic (OPV) technology developer Solar Press is investigating the potential for flexible plastic based OPV modules to be used as a power source for remote, autonomous sensors within buildings – an 'energy harvesting' application. This year $700 million will be spent on energy harvesting, the process by which ambient energy is captured and converted into electricity for small autonomous devices, such as satellites, laptops and nodes in sensor networks, according to research by IDTechEx. The Department of Energy, for example, is working with BMW and GM to turn heat waste from engines and exhaust into power for the vehicle's electrical systems. There are some real world applications of such energy harvesting but they are all limited to powering up things like autonomous single-chip systems (RFID's, sensor networks etc). Announces that it now stocks the STMicroelectronics M24LR-DISCOVERY Energy Harvesting Development Kit, designed to be used with ST's M24LR Dual Interface EEPROMs. Methods for converting ambient energy, and includes an assessment of key implementation strategies for the most common energy harvesting technologies operating in portable, pervasive, and autonomous systems. Since the distance of remote control systems is limited and autonomous operation is preferred to teleoperated mode, an INS-based GPS-aided navigation system shown in Figure 4 was designed to enable the boat follow a predetermined trajectory. Using OPV to power sensors in low ambient light environments - such as public buildings and offices - could have significant impact on reducing the overall cost and environmental impact of heating and ventilation systems.”. December 17, 2012 – Mouser Electronics, Inc. The applications for energy harvesting technologies are as diverse as the variety of products that use batteries today, ranging from consumer electronics and personal accessories to medical devices, automotive systems, and military equipment. In this real-world application, ion selective electrode transducers and solar panels for energy harvesting were used. In [18], a WSN-based distributed system for chemical . This book pres an introduction to operating principles and design methods of modern kinetic energy harvesting systems and explains the implications of harvested power on autonomous electronic systems design. Your calculations are actually fairly accurate.