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Self-powered systems eliminate the need for batteries

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Keywords: energy-harvestign  battery power  energy scavenging 

Energy harvesting or EH, sometimes referred to as energy scavenging, has gained attention as a means to lessen or eliminate the need for battery power. Novel approaches have been available to generate power by using energy from human and environmental sources. Given battery limitations, wider adoption of EH is inevitable, but requires a clever combination of design skills. A multidiscipline approach that leverages knowledge in electrical, mechanical, materials and process engineering is required.

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