Flexible thermoelectric generator and energy management electronics powered by body heat
作者机构:College of Engineering and TechnologySouthwest University400716 ChongqingChina Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment in Hilly Area400716 ChongqingChina Gies College of BusinessUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignChampaignIL 61820USA Department of OrthopedicsShanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint DiseasesShanghai Institute of Traumatology and OrthopedicsRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine200025 ShanghaiChina School of Mechatronical EngineeringBeijing Institute of Technology100081 BeijingChina School of Civil EngineeringSouthwest Jiaotong University610031 ChengduChina
出 版 物:《Microsystems & Nanoengineering》 (微系统与纳米工程(英文))
年 卷 期:2023年第9卷第4期
页 面:293-301页
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学科分类:080801[工学-电机与电器] 0808[工学-电气工程] 08[工学]
基 金:This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52008343 and 12202276) the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities(Grant No.SWU-KT22020
摘 要:Uninterrupted,efficient power supplies have posed a significant hurdle to the ubiquitous adoption of wearable devices,despite their potential for revolutionizing human‒machine *** challenge is further compounded by the requirement of these devices to supply dependable energy for data-intensive sensing and *** thermoelectric solutions fail to deliver satisfactory performance under conditions of extremely low ***,we present a novel solution of a wearable thermoelectric generator integrated with an energy management system,which is capable of powering sensors and Bluetooth by harnessing body *** from previous works,our innovation lies in its ability to consistently operate even with a minimal temperature difference(i.e.,4 K)between the human skin and the ambient environment,ensuring reliable data transmission within a time as short as 1.6 ***,our system can recharge utilizing body heat under ultralow voltage conditions(30 mV).Our developed system provides a novel pathway for the continuous,reliable monitoring of self-contained wearable devices without depending on batteries.