Title :
DSPs for energy harvesting sensors: applications and architectures
Author :
Amirtharajah, Rajeevan ; Collier, Jamie ; Siebert, Jeff ; Zhou, Bicky ; Chandrakasan, Anantha
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
Energy harvesting from human or environmental sources shows promise as an alternative to battery power for embedded digital electronics. Digital signal processors that harvest power from ambient mechanical vibration are particularly promising for sensor networks.
Keywords :
digital signal processing chips; distributed sensors; embedded systems; energy conservation; sensors; DSP chip; battery power; digital signal processor; embedded digital electronics; energy harvesting sensors; sensor network; Batteries; Biomedical monitoring; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Consumer electronics; Costs; Digital signal processing; Humans; Mechanical sensors; Vibrations; Energy-aware systems; Integrated circuits; Low-power design;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2005.54
