Energy harvesting technologies have been explored by researchers for more than two
decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (eg batteries) for small-sized and …

This paper aims at providing an up-to-date review of nonlinear electronic interfaces for
energy harvesting from mechanical vibrations using piezoelectric coupling. The basic …

In this paper, a summary of published techniques for power conditioning within energy
harvesting systems is presented. The focus is on low-power systems, eg,<; 10 mW, for …

When a piezoelectric energy harvester is connected to a simple load circuit, the damping
force which the piezoelectric element is able to generate is often below the optimal value to …

A self-powered hybrid rectifier based on the association of series synchronized switch
harvesting on inductor (S-SSHI) and synchronous electric charge extraction (SECE) is …

Piezoelectric energy harvesters scavenging energy from the environment have been a
promising solution to satisfy the increasing power demand in wireless sensor nodes. Power …

This article reviews the state-of-the-art power conditioning techniques to process harvested
energy from the human body and any external environmental sources surrounding the …

A novel piezoelectric energy harvester equipped with two piezoelectric beams and two
cylinders was proposed in this work. The energy harvester can convert the kinetic energy of …

Vibration energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials has been intensively studied over
the last few years, because of the wide availability of vibrational sources and the good …

Recent advances in energy harvesting have been intensified due to urgent needs of
portable, wireless electronics with extensive life span. The idea of energy harvesting is …