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Power Out of Thin Air: The Harvesting of Acoustic Energy

Authors: Papadokos, Charalampos; Mourjopoulos, John

AES Convention 142 · Paper 339 · May 2017

Abstract

Recent evolution in Acoustic Energy Harvesting (AEH) indicate that beyond its communication function, sound can be a potential energy resource for powering contemporary and future applications operating in the range nW - mW. Acoustic energy can be either ambient or produced via speech and music reproduction, portable and mobile devices, jet and automobile engines, means of transport, electroacoustic transducers, etc. This work provides a short review of relevant studies in the art and focuses on AEH inside closed-box loudspeaker enclosures.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 142
AES Convention
142
Paper number
339
Publication date
May 6, 2017
Session subject
Recording, Live Sound, Effects, Other
Affiliation
University of Patras, Patras, Greece (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief