Interface Circuits for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: A review of designs and methods

The rapid advancement in IC technology has enabled wireless sensor networks that are widely used in applications like health care, automobiles, smart buildings, and the predictive maintenance of structures
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. In these settings, the use of batteries limits the lifetime of sensor nodes and results in high costs in maintenance. Therefore, harvesting ambient energy provides a feasible solution to self-sustainability.