DocumentCode :
3459017
Title :
Wearable thermoelectric generator for human clothing applications
Author :
Kim, Myung K. ; Kim, Myung Su ; Jo, S.E. ; Kim, H.L. ; Lee, S.M. ; Kim, Yong Jun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
fYear :
2013
fDate :
16-20 June 2013
Firstpage :
1376
Lastpage :
1379
Abstract :
In this study, a wearable thermoelectric generator (TEG) in the flexible fabric is proposed for converting human body heat energy to electrical energy. The wearable TEG is composed of a flexible fabric material, thermoelectric columns (Bi2Te3) and electrical connection based on conductive fabric component. The proposed TEG showed the flexibility and the wearability suitable to be applied to the human body. The TEG was fabricated dispenser printing, and the fabricated device converted applied contact heat into electrical energy (0.98 μV/K). When the TEG applied to the human body, the measured output power was 178 nW in ambient temperature of 5 °C.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; clothing; fabrics; printing; thermoelectric conversion; Bi2Te3; TEG; conductive fabric component; dispenser printing fabrication; electrical connection; electrical energy conversion; flexible fabric material; heat energy conversion; human clothing application; power 178 nW; power measurement; temperature 5 degC; thermoelectric column; wearable thermoelectric generator; Fabrication; Fabrics; Generators; Printing; Substrates; Temperature measurement; Wearable thermoelectric generator; dispenser printing; energy harvesting; flexible; human body;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS & EUROSENSORS XXVII), 2013 Transducers & Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/Transducers.2013.6627034
Filename :
6627034
Link To Document :
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