A study of kinetic energy harvesting for biomedical application in the head area

Smilek, Jan; Hadaš, Zdeněk

doi:10.1007/s00542-015-2766-2

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“…This idea has encouraged a large amount of research to investigate the possibility and feasibility of harvesting human biomechanical energy. Representative examples include shoe‐mounted generators in the heel or sole, medical implants, wearable devices harvesting head, wrist and arm motion, and backpack shoulder straps . There are comprehensive reviews available which focus on such biomechanical/human energy harvesting …”

Section: Development Of Single‐source Energy Harvestersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource

2018

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Energy harvesting technology may be considered an ultimate solution to replace batteries and provide a long-term power supply for wireless sensor networks. Looking back into its research history, individual energy harvesters for the conversion of single energy sources into electricity are developed first, followed by hybrid counterparts designed for use with multiple energy sources. Very recently, the concept of a truly multisource energy harvester built from only a single piece of material as the energy conversion component is proposed. This review, from the aspect of materials and device configurations, explains in detail a wide scope to give an overview of energy harvesting research. It covers single-source devices including solar, thermal, kinetic and other types of energy harvesters, hybrid energy harvesting configurations for both single and multiple energy sources and single material, and multisource energy harvesters. It also includes the energy conversion principles of photovoltaic, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, triboelectric, electrostatic, electrostrictive, thermoelectric, pyroelectric, magnetostrictive, and dielectric devices. This is one of the most comprehensive reviews conducted to date, focusing on the entire energy harvesting research scene and providing a guide to seeking deeper and more specific research references and resources from every corner of the scientific community.

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Section: Development Of Single‐source Energy Harvestersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource

2018

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“…For example, a system designed with a plucked piezoelectric bimorphs can be used to harvest the energy in the knee-joint area [6]. An individual resonator with the same structure can also be used to harvest energy in the head area [7]. Recently, a completely self-powered artificial cochlear implant has been developed using the energy harvesting system as the sole power supply [8].…”

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Investigation of a cantilever structured piezoelectric energy harvester used for wearable devices with random vibration input

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Tofel

Hadaš

et al. 2018

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

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The capability of using a linear kinetic energy harvester-A cantilever structured piezoelectric energy harvesterto harvest human motions in the real-life activities is investigated. The whole loop of the design, simulation, fabrication and test of the energy harvester is presented. With the smart wristband/watch sized energy harvester, a root mean square of the output power of 50 μW is obtained from the real-life hand-arm motion in human's daily life. Such a power is enough to make some low power consumption sensors to be self-powered. This paper provides a good and reliable comparison to those with nonlinear structures. It also helps the designers to consider whether to choose a nonlinear structure or not in a particular energy harvester based on different application scenarios.

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“…In addition, because much of the vibrational motion is nonlinear, care must be taken to effectively design and simulate these devices to take advantage of the motion [190]. utilizing the kinetic energy from walking [192].…”

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Vibration‐Energy‐Harvesting System: Transduction Mechanisms, Frequency Tuning Techniques, and Biomechanical Applications

Dong

Closson

Jin

et al. 2019

Adv Materials Technologies

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Vibration‐based energy‐harvesting technology, as an alternative power source, represents one of the most promising solutions to the problem of battery capacity limitations in wearable and implantable electronics, in particular implantable biomedical devices. Four primary energy transduction mechanisms are reviewed, namely piezoelectric, electromagnetic, electrostatic, and triboelectric mechanisms for vibration‐based energy harvesters. Through generic modeling and analyses, it is shown that various approaches can be used to tune the operation bandwidth to collect appreciable power. Recent progress in biomechanical energy harvesters is also shown by utilizing various types of motion from bodies and organs of humans and animals. To conclude, perspectives on next‐generation energy‐harvesting systems are given, whereby the ultimate intelligent, autonomous, and tunable energy harvesters will provide a new energy platform for electronics and wearable and implantable medical devices.

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A study of kinetic energy harvesting for biomedical application in the head area

Cited by 11 publications

References 43 publications

Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource

Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource

Investigation of a cantilever structured piezoelectric energy harvester used for wearable devices with random vibration input

Vibration‐Energy‐Harvesting System: Transduction Mechanisms, Frequency Tuning Techniques, and Biomechanical Applications

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