Thermal Energy Harvesting for Application at MEMS Scale

This book discusses the history of thermal heat generators and focuses on the potential for these processes using micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) technology for this application. The main focus is on the capture of waste thermal energy for example from industrial processes, transport syst...

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Published in:Springer eBooks
Main Authors: Percy, Steven (Author), Knight, Chris (Author), McGarry, Scott (Author), Post, Alex (Author), Moore, Tim (Author), Cavanagh, Kate (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9215-3
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Summary:This book discusses the history of thermal heat generators and focuses on the potential for these processes using micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) technology for this application. The main focus is on the capture of waste thermal energy for example from industrial processes, transport systems or the human body to generate useable electrical power.  A wide range of technologies is discussed, including external combustion heat cycles at MEMS ( Brayton, Stirling and Rankine), Thermoacoustic, Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs), Multiferroics, Thermionics, Pyroelectric, Seebeck, Alkali Metal Thermal, Hydride Heat Engine, Johnson Thermo Electrochemical Converters, and the Johnson Electric Heat Pipe.
Physical Description:VIII, 71 p. 34 illus., 28 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9781461492153
ISSN:2191-8112