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, 2014 This chapter presents some recent advances in the field of thermal energy harvesting, starting with thermoelectric energy harvesting, with a focus on the prospects of materials nanostructuration. Research toward alternative solutions will also be presented. Thermoelectric (TE) conversion is the most straightforward method to convert thermal energy into
Mouis, Mireille +12 more
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Inertial Kinetic Energy Harvesters for Wearables: The Benefits of Energy Harvesting at the Foot
IEEE Access, 2020 Wearable devices promise to reduce strain on the healthcare system and to improve quality of life for users. However, adoption in healthcare settings is limited due in part to the need for constant battery maintenance; which leads to reduced adherence, more complex operation and missing sections of data.
Christopher Beach, Alexander J. Casson
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Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from the Thorax Vibration of Freely Flying Bees
Cyborg and Bionic SystemsInsect cyborgs have been proposed for application in future rescue operations, environmental monitoring, and hazardous area surveys. An energy harvester for insect carrying is critical to the long-lasting life of insect cyborgs, and designing an energy ...
Zhiyun Ma +8 more
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Models for 31-Mode PVDF Energy Harvester for Wearable Applications
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Currently, wearable electronics are increasingly widely used, leading to an increasing need of portable power supply. As a clean and renewable power source, piezoelectric energy harvester can transfer mechanical energy into electric energy directly, and ...
Jingjing Zhao, Zheng You
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A Flutter-Based Electromagnetic Wind Energy Harvester: Theory and Experiments
, 2019 Wind energy harvesting is a promising way to offer power supply to low-power electronic devices. Miniature wind-induced vibration energy harvesters, which are currently being focused on by researchers in the field, offer the advantages of small volume ...
Zhuang Lu +3 more
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Nonlinear Modeling and Analysis of a Vertical Springless Energy Harvester
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2012 Harvesting energy from ambient sources has attracted the attention of researchers and scientists over the last few decades. While solar, thermal and wind energies have been exploited over the years, a new type of energy that has emerged in recent years ...
Abdel-Rahman Eihab, Bendame Mohamed
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Micromachines, 2020 Piezoelectric energy harvesting technology using the piezoelectric circular diaphragm (PCD) has drawn much attention because it has great application potential in replacing chemical batteries to power microelectronic devices.
Chaoqun Xu, Yuanbo Li, Tongqing Yang
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Harvesting energy from magnetic fields to power condition monitoring sensors
, 2013 Condition monitoring is playing an increasingly important role within electrical power networks, where its use can help to reduce maintenance costs, improve supply reliability and permit increased utilization of equipment capacity by providing a measure ...
Judd, Martin, Roscoe, Nina
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An impact-based broadband aeroelastic energy harvester for concurrent wind and base vibration energy harvesting [PDF]
, 2017 © 2017 This paper proposes a novel broadband energy harvester to concurrently harvest energy from base vibrations and wind flows by utilizing a mechanical stopper. A problem for a conventional wind energy harvester is that it can only effectively harness
Zhao, Liya +5 more
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, 2023 Electromechanical energy harvesters are used to extract energy from vibrations occurring in nature, transport, or industry. The main problem with such solutions is that their output voltage is completely dependent on the frequency and amplitude of the ...
Marcin Bocheński +2 more
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