Nowadays, the human body is gradually digitized by various wearable and implantable
electronics. The establishment of a sustainable wireless internet of thing (IoT) sensory …

Mechanical kinetic energy harvesting, which converts the mechanical motions and
vibrations that are commonly available in the surrounding environment to electrical energy …

This paper reviews the state of the art in piezoelectric energy harvesting. It presents the
basics of piezoelectricity and discusses materials choice. The work places emphasis on …

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 …

In the field of energy harvesting from low-frequency random excitation, a technique known
as piezoelectric beam plucking or frequency up-conversion has seen increasing interest …

This paper presents an analytical and experimental study of a compact configuration to
harvest energy from a rotating gear using piezoelectric microelectromechanical system …

The battery is probably the most commonly used power supply for electronic devices.
However, batteries are gradually becoming insufficient for powering many of the emerging …

Traditional industry is experiencing a worldwide evolution with Industry 4.0. Wireless sensor
networks (WSNs) have a main role in this evolution as an essential part of data acquisition …

Wireless body area networks (WBANs) are important branches of wireless sensor networks
(WSNs). They promise unobtrusive ambulatory health monitoring for real-time updates of …

In this paper, we present a compact, wearable piezoelectric on-body harvesting system that
uses a small eccentric mass from a common watch movement to mechanically deflect a set …