ERC Advanced Grant · 2021
Powering wearable devices by human heat with highly efficient, flexible, bio-inspired generators
Self-powered wearable electronic devices will be key technologies for future portable electronic systems in the Internet of Everything (IoE). However, their potential is limited because of their need for batteries, which are bulky, heavy, lack the flexibility to be adapted to the human body, and require frequent recharging or replacement. In that context, flexible thermoelectric generators (TEGs) that capture the body’s heat and convert it into electrical energy are a potentially promising and sustainable alternative. Nevertheless, commercial TEGs are produced on rigid substrates, so they cannot adapt to the human body. The current solution proposed is to produce them on flexible polymeric…
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