Miniaturized Generators

Dear Colleagues,

Miniaturized, small-size, down-scalable, on-chip, etc. generators are a relatively new field of research, and such products are more exotic than popular at this stage. However, the demand for such generators is growing at a rapid pace today. On land, in the ocean, and in space, there are already plenty of high-tech appliances with low and ultra-low power consumption, which require long-term autonomous power sources. Smart networks are under development now, anticipated to be widespread in the near future, and they consist of thousands of sensors that interact with each other and must work off-grid. In this issue, we would like to discuss the diversity and potential of the existing energy sources suitable for conversion into electricity on a low power scale, and transducers for such energy conversion. Of particular interest are mini-generators using renewable energy. This issue’s scope includes electrostatic, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, thermoelectric, micromechanical, fuel-cell, photoelectric, and other generators using acoustic vibrations, waste heat, radioisotope heat, chemical reactions, solar or artificial light, etc. as a source. Тhe miniaturized generators, on-chip generators, MEMS, or potentially down-scalable to miniature-size generators are also of interest for this issue. Of no less interest are applications of miniaturized generators, such as battery replacements in wireless sensors, self-powered chips, applications for smart networks, etc. We invite researchers, scientists, inventors, and engineers to participate in this Special Issue. We are interested in research articles, comments, and reviews on the topics of physical potential, possible topologies, methods of analysis, mathematical modeling and ways of production of miniaturized generators.

Dr. Simon Lineykin
Guest Editor

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