Applications of Energy Harvesting Technologies in Buildings

This book focuses on available energy sources within commercial and residential buildings and various technologies for energy harvesting. It contains case studies on solar cell powered sensor nodes for emotion monitoring systems in ambient assistive living environments, thermoelectric energy harvesting and power management circuits design, inductive/RF power transfers and airflow and vibration energy harvesting.

The book concludes with a discussion on the future of energy harvesting in buildings and new technological developments in the field. It should be of great interest and value to many engineers in the building technology and power engineering field.