Title :
Renewable energy microsystems integrated in maintenance-free wearable and textile-based devices: The capabilities and challenges
Author :
Leonov, Vladimir ; Torfs, Tom ; Vullers, Ruud J M ; Su, J. ; Van Hoof, Chris
Author_Institution :
Interuniversity Microelectron. Center (IMEC), Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
The capabilities of unobtrusive renewable energy systems in wearable medical sensors and those integrated into a piece of clothing are discussed. Their performance characteristics are evaluated and experimentally confirmed. Several different wireless sensors have been fabricated and tested on people. The experimental results are reported. The market-oriented research on low-cost modern technologies for renewable energy systems and the related challenges are discussed.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; clothing; energy harvesting; photovoltaic cells; sensors; thermoelectric conversion; thermopiles; maintenance-free wearable devices; renewable energy microsystems; textile-based devices; unobtrusive renewable energy systems; wearable medical sensors; wireless sensors; Batteries; Biomedical monitoring; Costs; Intelligent sensors; Power supplies; Renewable energy resources; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Thermoelectricity; Wearable sensors; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vi a del Mar
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5695-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5696-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2010.5472537
