Intro
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
List of symbols
About the authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Book outline
2 Vibration-based energy harvesting
2.1 Introduction
2.2 VEH mechanisms
2.3 Wireless sensor nodes (WSNs)
2.4 Traditional electrochemical batteries as a power source for WSNs
2.5 Potential alternative sources to batteries
3 Piezoelectric, electromagnetic, and hybrid energy harvesters
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Vibration-based energy harvesting

3.2.1 Piezoelectric energy harvesters
3.2.2 Electromagnetic energy harvesters
3.2.3 Hybrid energy harvesters
3.3 Comparison and discussion
3.4 Summary
4 Design and modeling of vibration energy harvesters
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Design and modeling
4.2.1 Architecture and the working mechanism
4.2.2 Finite element modeling
4.3 Comparison and discussion
4.4 Summary
5 Nonlinear 3D printed electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Design and modeling
5.2.1 Architecture and the working mechanism
5.3 Experimental setup

5.4 Modal analysis
5.5 Summary
6 Fabrication and characterization of nonlinear multimodal electromagnetic insole energy harvesters
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Design and modeling
6.2.1 Architecture and the working mechanism
6.2.2 Finite element modeling
6.3 Fabrication of prototypes and the experimental setup
6.4 Experimental results
6.5 Comparison and discussion
6.6 Summary
7 Design, modeling, fabrication, and characterization of a hybrid piezo-electromagnetic insole energy harvester
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Design and modeling
7.2.1 Structural design

7.2.2 Finite element modeling
7.2.3 Electromechanical model
7.3 Fabrication and the experimental setup
7.4 Experimental results
7.5 Comparison and discussion
7.6 Summary
8 Multi-degree-of-freedom hybrid piezoelectromagnetic insole energy harvesters
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Design and modeling
8.2.1 Finite element modeling
8.3 Fabrication and the experimental setup
8.4 Experimental results
8.5 Comparison and discussion
8.6 Summary
9 Overview of the finite element analysis and its applications in kinetic energy harvesting devices
9.1 Introduction

9.2 FEA applications for KEH devices
9.3 Applications and future directions
10 Energy harvesters for biomechanical applications
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Biomechanical energy
10.3 Key considerations for biomechanical energy harvesting
10.3.1 Excitation sources for biomechanical energy harvesting
10.3.2 Mechanical modulation techniques and energy conversion methods for biomechanical energy harvesting
10.4 Evaluation metrics for biomechanical energy harvesting
10.5 Recent designs and applications for biomechanical energy harvesting