The space charge accumulation phenomenon has garnered great interest over the last two
decades because of the increased use of direct current in high voltage electrical systems. In …

As an ecological source of renewable energy, the available kinetic energy of rainfall is not
trifling, especially in tropical countries at the equators. The research on the use of …

Self-powered pressure sensors are critical devices in IoT sensing networks. Continuous
efforts have been made in the community to improve the device performances by optimizing …

When raindrops impact on the surface of a piezoelectric beam, strain energy produced by
the impinging raindrop will be converted to harvestable electrical energy by the piezoelectric …

This paper presents the performances of rainfall energy harvesting through the use of a
piezoelectric transducer and an Arduino-based measuring system. Different studies agree …

Featured Application With a view to reducing the employment of battery-powered systems to
meet environmental requirements, sensors should be powered by energy harvesting …

Recently, sensor networks effectively provide many applications in different fields. The
deployment of mobile sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles is to reduce the burden of energy …

We investigate water droplet energy harvesting using transparent hydrophobic polymers.
The hydrophobic polymer acts as protection while at the same time harvest energy from the …

The article discusses the main features of mechanical, chemical, thermal, and electrical
processes occurring in the contact zones of the surfaces of contact connections of electrical …

The impact of raindrops on a dry surface leads to a splashing phenomenon that dissipates a
lot of energy. To improve energy collection, a novel piezoelectric raindrop energy harvester …