- Basic physical principles of energy conversion

- Layout and design optimization

- Technologies

- Selected devices

- Applications

The lecture includes amongst others the following topics:

• Micro energy harvesting of vibrations using different conversion principles (piezo, electrostatic, electromagnetic, etc.)
• Thermoelectric energy generation
• Novel thermal energy conversion principles (thermomagnetic, pyroelectric)
• Miniature scale solar devices
• RF energy harvesting
• Miniature scale heat pumping
• Solid-state cooling technologies (magneto-, electro-, mechanocalorics)
• Power management
• Energy storage technologies (microbatteries, supercapacito4rs, fuel cells)

- Folienskript "Micro Energy Technologies"

- Stephen Beeby, Neil White, Energy Harvesting for Autonomous Systems, Artech House, 2010

- Shashank Priya, Daniel J. Inman, Energy Harvesting Technologies, Springer, 2009