Power MEMS for Energy Harvesting
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E：Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 69
Special Issue Editor
Interests: power electronics; power conversion; electronic lighting; energy-saving
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Dear Colleagues,
Energy harvesting devices that utilize microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology can generate electrical energy from a variety of ambient energy sources, such as solar, mechanical, thermal, or electromagnetic. These devices typically generate electrical energy by converting energy from various environments using miniature sensors or energy harvesters. Energy harvesting devices composed of mechanical vibration, photovoltaic transduction, vibration transduction, piezoelectric transduction, electromagnetic transducers, electrostatic transducers, etc., combined with MEMS technology have the potential to power a wide range of power-consuming applications, including devices such as wireless sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and wearable electronics, making them a very novel and interesting topic for research and development.
Power electronics combines solid-state electronics and the latest semiconductor technologies for energy and power harvesting, conversion, and control applications. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to invite original research papers, short communications, and review articles focusing on the latest developments and technologies in the integration of power electronics with sensors and transducers in various environments for the application of MEMS sensors in enhanced energy harvesting systems.
Prof. Dr. Chun-An Cheng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- energy harvester
- sensors
- power electronics
- power conversion
- mechanical vibrations
- micro solar cell arrays
- vibrational transduction
- photovoltaic transduction
- piezoelectric transduction
- electromagnetic transducers
- electrostatic transducers
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