Advances in Energy-Harvesting Technologies and Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 80
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy harvesting; micro-nano energy; micro-nano processing technology
Interests: MEMS sensors; self-powered sensing; optoelectronic integrated sensing; flexible sensor technologies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The application of wireless sensor networks in smart cities, smart industries, smart agriculture, smart homes, smart healthcare, and smart grids is constantly growing. Wireless sensor nodes are the building blocks for constructing wireless sensor networks. Due to the relatively slow development of power source technology, most wireless sensor nodes currently use chemical batteries for power supply. Chemical batteries carry limited energy and require regular maintenance (charging or replacement). When the number of nodes is high, battery maintenance will consume a significant amount of money and time, and are often even difficult to implement. Recently, energy-harvesting technology has been developed to solve this issue. Small- or micro-scale energy harvesters convert solar/light energy, thermal energy, vibration energy, wind energy, wave energy, etc., into electrical energy, with the output power ranging from sub micro watts to sub watts. Energy harvesters have the advantages of long service life, no pollution, and easy deployment. They can replace chemical batteries or serve as a charging power source for chemical batteries, significantly improving the service life of wireless sensors and reducing environmental pollution. Therefore, energy-harvesting technology is of great significance in promoting the wide application of wireless sensor network technology. This Special Issue encourages researchers to publish original research articles, review articles, and other papers, which are concerned with modeling, novel structures, high-performance materials, power management circuits, and applications of various energy harvesting systems. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Modelling and characterization of energy harvesting systems;
- Photovoltaic cells;
- Thermal cells;
- Vibration energy harvesters;
- Wind energy harvesters;
- Wave energy harvesters;
- Hybrid energy-harvesting systems;
- Power management circuits;
- Self-powered wireless sensor nodes;
- Sensors, data acquisition, analysis and monitoring.
Prof. Dr. Xuefeng He
Dr. Yizhou Ye
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy-harvesting systems
- self-powered wireless sensor networks
- power management circuits
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