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transducer are relatively low, especially in a small-scale
system. In a real application scenario, the excitation frequency, oscillation amplitude, and output impedance all
change over time. The efficiency of self-powered harvesting systems should be improved considering the
standalone operation, the minimum operating voltage
and adaptivity criteria combined.
VII. Acknowledgments
This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61531008), by the Innovative
Research Team of Chongqing (CXTDX201601025), by the
Bevilgning-regional kvalifiseringsstøtte fra Oslofjordfondet Prosjekt, Smart-tøy for eldreomsorg, oppfølging
av fysiske aktiviteter og overvåkning av fysiologiskstatus
i sanntid (Prosjekt nr. 260586) and, by the EU Erasmus+
CBHE NanoEl project (573828-EPP-1-2016-1-BG-EPPKA2CBHE-JP).
Francesco G. Dell'Anna was born in
Gallipoli, Italy, on 14 January 1993. He
received the BE degree in computer
engineering and the ME degree in embedded systems from Polytechnic of
Turin in 2014 and 2016 respectively. In
2016 he attended the electrical engineering master
program at KU Leuven, working on a neuromorphic
simulator in IMEC (Belgium). He is currently a researcher in the Institute of Applied Micro-Nano Systems
Technology, Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano System
Technology and Smart Transduction, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, China,
and a Ph.D. student in the department of Micro- and
Nanotechnology systems at the university college of
southeast Norway. His research interests include
piezoelectric energy harvesters, neural networks and
low power electronic designs.
Tao Dong (M'10) received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China, in 2003 and obtained the
Post-Doctoral Diploma in 2005. He is
currently a professor and a primary supervisor for Ph.D. candidates in Department of Micro
Systems Technology, Norwegian Center of Expertise on
Micro and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, University College of
Southeast Norway, Horten, Norway. He has been also the
Chair Professor in Nanjing University of Science and
Technology since 2010 and in Chongqing Technology and
Business University since 2015, China. His current research interests include heat and mass transfer in micro
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and nano scales, microfluidics and nanofluidics, lab-onchip devices, etc.
Ping Li was born in Chongqing, China,
on 21 April 1963. He received the BE degree in electrical engineering, and the
ME and PhD degree in instrumentation
engineering from Chongqing University
in 1984, 1995 and 2003, respectively. He
is currently a professor at School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering in Shanghai Jiao Tong
University. He has authored or coauthored more than
300 papers and hold 40 patents. His current research interests include sensors and actuators, measurement
and instrumentation, self-powered and energy harvesting devices.
Yumei Wen was born in Chongqing,
China, on 29 March 1964. She received
the BE degree in electrical engineering
from Beihang University in 1984, the ME
degree in electrical engineering from
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology in 1987, and the PhD degree in instrumentation
engineering from Chongqing University in 1997. She has
been a professor at School of Electronic Information and
Electrical Engineering in Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Her research interests include sensors and instrumentation, signal processing and energy harvesting devices.
Zhaochu Yang received the M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees in thermal power engineering and engineering physics from
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China,
2004 and 2009, respectively. He re ceived second Ph.D. degree from University of Oslo, Norway, 2015, focusing fluidic energy
harvester and transduction. He is currently a professor
in Institute of Applied Micro-Nano Systems Technology,
Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano System Technology and
Smart Transduction, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, China. His research interest
is now focusing on fluidic energy harvesters and microfluidic transportation.
Mario R. Casu received the laurea degree summa cum laude in electronics
engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electronics and communications engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, in 1998 and 2001, respectively.
He is currently an associate professor in the Department
of Electronics and Telecommunications of the Politecnico
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