A review of energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials: state-of-the-art a decade later (2008–2018)
Energy harvesting technologies have been explored by researchers for more than two
decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (eg batteries) for small-sized and …
decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (eg batteries) for small-sized and …
Mechanical modulations for enhancing energy harvesting: Principles, methods and applications
Mechanical kinetic energy harvesting, which converts the mechanical motions and
vibrations that are commonly available in the surrounding environment to electrical energy …
vibrations that are commonly available in the surrounding environment to electrical energy …
Self-powered and self-sensing devices based on human motion
The emergence of human-motion-based energy harvesters is a reflection of the need to
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …
A review of human-powered energy harvesting for smart electronics: recent progress and challenges
Recently, energy harvesting from human motion has attracted substantial research into its
ability to replace conventional batteries for smart electronics. Human motion exhibits …
ability to replace conventional batteries for smart electronics. Human motion exhibits …
A review on heat and mechanical energy harvesting from human–Principles, prototypes and perspectives
M Zhou, MSH Al-Furjan, J Zou, W Liu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The rapid development of smart electronics has enabled their applications into such fields
as portable instruments, wearable electronic devices, implantable medical devices and even …
as portable instruments, wearable electronic devices, implantable medical devices and even …
Review of nonlinear vibration energy harvesting: Duffing, bistability, parametric, stochastic and others
Y Jia - Journal of intelligent material systems and structures, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Vibration energy harvesting typically involves a mechanical oscillatory mechanism to
accumulate ambient kinetic energy, prior to the conversion to electrical energy through a …
accumulate ambient kinetic energy, prior to the conversion to electrical energy through a …
A piezoelectric frequency up-converting energy harvester with rotating proof mass for human body applications
Energy harvesting from human motion faces the challenges of low frequency and random
excitation. One strategy that has been successful in the past is frequency up-conversion …
excitation. One strategy that has been successful in the past is frequency up-conversion …
Scavenging energy from ultra-low frequency mechanical excitations through a bi-directional hybrid energy harvester
A bi-directional hybrid energy harvester (HEH) is presented in this paper to scavenge
energy from ultra-low frequency mechanical excitations. The proposed HEH consists of two …
energy from ultra-low frequency mechanical excitations. The proposed HEH consists of two …
Energy harvesting from human motion: exploiting swing and shock excitations
K Ylli, D Hoffmann, A Willmann, P Becker… - Smart Materials and …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Modern compact and low power sensors and systems are leading towards increasingly
integrated wearable systems. One key bottleneck of this technology is the power supply. The …
integrated wearable systems. One key bottleneck of this technology is the power supply. The …
Capturing energy from ultra-low frequency vibrations and human motion through a monostable electromagnetic energy harvester
K Fan, M Cai, H Liu, Y Zhang - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In the energy-harvesting field, one of the key issues is how to realize efficient energy
extraction from ultra-low frequency excitation sources. To offer a solution to this issue, this …
extraction from ultra-low frequency excitation sources. To offer a solution to this issue, this …