The pursuit of ever-more efficient, reliable, and affordable solar cells has pushed the
development of nano/micro-technological solutions capable of boosting photovoltaic (PV) …

Ambient light is an energy-harvesting source that can recharge a battery with less human
interaction and can be used to prolong the operational time of the Internet of Things, eg …

This review analyses the growth in small 'low power'renewable energy and consumer
product technologies and their potential utility in rural and remote economic development …

In this paper we present strategies to harvest solar energy for mobile phones. Thereby, we
discuss system structures, in which mobile phones act as either active or passive devices …

Consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops typically require
recharging once or twice a day and have limited battery life. Increasing adoption of and …

This paper discusses design requirements to efficiently gather solar energy for mobile
phones. It examines current system structures such as conventional solar chargers with an …

Battery life of high-end smartphones and tablet PCs is becoming more and more important
due to the gap between the rapid increase in power requirements of the electronic …

In this paper, a novel bidirectional multi‐input energy harvesting converter (MIEC) for
portable device charger is presented. Switches that are separately regulated using different …

This paper discusses the possibilities to measure the amount of light with the help of
portable devices such as mobile phones and tablets. Focus is directed to the accuracy of the …

A solar powered mobile phone charging station is proposed in this paper. The proposed
system can be installed in any public places like market, bus stops and other shopping …