TY - BOOK AU - Venkataraman, Hrishikesh AU - Venkataraman,Hrishikesh AU - Muntean,Gabriel-Miro TI - Green mobile devices and networks :energy optimization and scavenging techniques SN - 9781439859896 (hardback) AV - TK5103.2 .E545 2012 U1 - 621.38456 V447G 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Boca Raton, FL PB - CRC Press KW - Mobile communication systems KW - Energy conservation KW - Green electronics KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electronics / Circuits / General KW - bisacsh KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mobile & Wireless Communications N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "Powering the astounding functional advancement of mobile devices requires a revolution in the concept of battery life and recharge capability. This book provides insight into the principles and technical challenges behind automatically optimizing energy consumption in a dynamic real-time scenario. It discusses the continuous monitoring of battery life and the automatic adjustment of different functionalities including the reception mechanism, the complexity of the software modules, and the perceived video quality. It deals with different energy scavenging techniques and the technologies behind harvesting energy through sources like solar, light, acoustics, kinetic, mechanical vibrations, and electromagnetic waves"-- ER -