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Published by: Yole Developpement
Published: Feb. 1, 2009 - 172 Pages
Table of Contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction, definitions & methodology
- Introduction to micropower & energy harvesting technologies
- Principles of energy harvesting
- Principles of wireless sensor networks
- Focus on wireless communication technologies
- Technology review energy harvesting technologies
- Focus on vibration harvesting
- Focus on thermal harvesting
- Other types of energy harvesting
- Technology review energy storage technologies
- Energy harvesting integration & operating mode
- Focus on microbatteries
- Current micro fuel cell technology
- Applications of energy harvesting devices
- Drivers for energy harvesting devices
- Automotive applications
- Field overview
- TPMS application
- Cost considerations
- Power solutions for TPMS
- TPMS market
- Main players in the TPMS field
- Industrial applications
- Field overview
- Condition monitoring application
- Rotating machine and smart metering applications
- Power solutions for condition monitoring
- Main players in the condition monitoring field
- Building and home automation applications
- Field overview
- Building automation - Wireless switches application
- Power solutions for wireless switches
- Building automation - Wireless sensors application
- Power solutions for wireless switches & sensors
- Main players for wireless switches and sensors
- Environment monitoring applications
- Field overview
- Example of player: Crossbow Technology
- Military and aerospace applications
- Field overview
- Health and usage monitoring system application
- Power solutions for HUMS
- Main players in the HUMS field
- Medical applications
- Field overview
- Pacemaker application
- Power solution for pacemakers
- Wrist blood pressure measurement application
- Fingertip pulse oximeters application
- Home monitoring application
- Power solutions for home monitoring
- Cochlear implants application
- Power solutions for cochlear implants
- Monitoring of orthopedic surgery application
- Smart pills application
- Consumer electronics applications
- Field overview
- Power solutions for battery chargers
- Focus on fuel cells
- Chip thermal management application
- Market opportunities for MEMS in energy harvesting applications
- Potential for MEMS in the automotive field
- Potential for MEMS in the industrial field
- Potential for MEMS in the building & home automation field
- Potential for MEMS in the environment monitoring field
- Potential for MEMS in the military & aerospace field
- Potential for MEMS in the medical field
- Potential for MEMS in the consumer electronics field
- Conclusion
AbstractThis report focuses on MEMS energy harvesting devices from both technology and market points of view.
Special attention has been given to the market drivers for adopting MEMS energy harvesting devices in different market segments, factoring the progress of competing technologies and cost constraints.
It appears that the numerous opportunities for energy harvesting devices must be analyzed carefully, taking into account all aspects of the final application from power consumption profiles to lifetime and size constraints. Applications screened cover automotive, medical, industrial machine monitoring and process control, home automation and defense.
The main developments in MEMS energy harvesting devices are described and compared to fuel cells and micro-batteries. The report also describes the challenges facing the current players and the current market trends and business models.
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