Garment level power distribution for wearables using inductive power transfer

Worgan, Paul; Fraser, Mike

doi:10.1109/hsi.2016.7529644

Cited by 9 publications

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“…Previous work has also shown how digital interaction can be provided in effective and aesthetically pleasing forms -for example, by embedding computer readable codes in ceramic tableware, wallpaper and the like [21]. Another example involves aesthetics in wireless power transfer with decorative copper coils woven into interactive garments and wearables [28,29]. Alterwear [7], like our work, considers aesthetics and sustainability.…”

Section: Aesthetic Design and Digital Interactionmentioning

confidence: 89%

PV-Tiles: Towards Closely-Coupled Photovoltaic and Digital Materials for Useful, Beautiful and Sustainable Interactive Surfaces

Meena

Seunarine

Sahoo

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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The interactive, digital future with its seductive vision of Internet-of-Things connected sensors, actuators and displays comes at a high cost in terms of both energy demands and the clutter it brings to the physical world. But what if such devices were made of materials that enabled them to self-power their interactive features? And, what if those materials were directly used to build aesthetically pleasing environments and objects that met practical physical needs as well as digital ones? In this paper we introduce PV-Tiles-a novel material that closely couples photovoltaic energy harvesting and light sensing materials with digital interface components. We consider potential contexts, use-cases and light gestures surfaced through co-creation workshops; and, present initial technological designs and prototypes. The work opens a new set of opportunities and collaborations between HCI and material science, stimulating technical and design pointers to accommodate and exploit the material's properties.

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Section: Aesthetic Design and Digital Interactionmentioning

confidence: 89%

PV-Tiles: Towards Closely-Coupled Photovoltaic and Digital Materials for Useful, Beautiful and Sustainable Interactive Surfaces

Meena

Seunarine

Sahoo

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…The design at hand would consist of an array of coils separated into several stations to charge multiple devices simultaneously. Our design would be suitable to alleviate these issues for the fact that it introduces a simple yet effective way to provide inductive charging [13,14].…”

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confidence: 99%

Multiple Smart Phones Inductive Charging Station System

Richardson¹

2018

IJCDS

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In today's technology market, more and more devices are moving towards wireless charging. For example, one of the flagship companies, Apple, recently announced that they would begin to offer wireless charging in their devices. Besides Apple, many other companies such as Samsung, LG, HTC, and Sony already offer this feature to their customers. Many consumers have issues with the prices that come with replacing disfigured cables that result from daily use. In response to this, we would like to promote wireless charging through building an inductive charging station capable of detecting and charging multiple devices wirelessly at the same time. This would eliminate the need for charging cables, and the wear and tear that comes with them. This would also be more cost effective than buying multiple copies of the wireless chargers that are already on the market. The proposed design would be able to charge up to six devices simultaneously via a coil array and detection circuit. The design takes into consideration the dimensions of the current smart devices and moves to accommodate such devices. This device would also be cost effective so that acquiring would not be an issue, be it businesses, universities, or public spaces that take an interest. The designed wireless charging station cost approximately $173. It is designed to charge different smart phones with different dimensions. Practically, our station can fully charge smart phones approximately in same time as if using wired charging cables. The designed charging station is flexible and can be updated to charge bigger smart devices.

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“…The shoe is also an area of interest for mobile computing applications including foot pressure monitoring [14] and fitness tracking [1]. Once the energy is delivered to the foot, the magnetic energy can be redistributed across the body using a garment based energy redistribution system [19], to support mobile and wearable devices on and about the body.…”

Section: Actuated Energy Transfer Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

CoilMove

Worgan

Fraser

2017

Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

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Today, users are an integral part of charging their mobile and wearable computing devices, including smartphones, smartwatches, fitness trackers and music players. In this paper CoilMove is presented. CoilMove is an actuated wireless energy transfer system, envisaged as being embedded within a surface in a user's ambient environment, such as a floor or table. CoilMove transfers energy to devices located on the body and can recharge our mobile and wearable devices through inductive power transfer without the need for user input. CoilMove is capable of locating a device on a user's body through the presence of a magnet on the device. The user need not be aware of the interaction and from a user perspective devices would appear to charge themselves. Furthermore CoilMove is compliant with international guidelines on time-varying magnetic fields present in inductive power transfer systems, affording prolonged system use.

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Garment level power distribution for wearables using inductive power transfer

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

PV-Tiles: Towards Closely-Coupled Photovoltaic and Digital Materials for Useful, Beautiful and Sustainable Interactive Surfaces

PV-Tiles: Towards Closely-Coupled Photovoltaic and Digital Materials for Useful, Beautiful and Sustainable Interactive Surfaces

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