Energy Harvesting for Wearable Sensors and Body Area Network Nodes

Bogdan Dziadak (), Łukasz Makowski, Mariusz Kucharek and Adam Jóśko
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Bogdan Dziadak: Electrical Engineering Department, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warsaw, Poland
Łukasz Makowski: Electrical Engineering Department, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warsaw, Poland
Mariusz Kucharek: Łukasiewicz Research Network—Tele and Radio Research Institute, Ratuszowa 11 Street, 03-450 Warsaw, Poland
Adam Jóśko: Electrical Engineering Department, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warsaw, Poland

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-30

Abstract: This paper aims to present new trends in energy-harvesting solutions pertaining to wearable sensors and powering Body Area Network nodes. To begin, we will present the capability of human beings to generate energy. We then examine solutions for converting kinetic and thermal energy from the human body. As part of our review of kinetic converters, we survey the structures and performance of electromagnetic, piezoelectric, and triboelectric systems. Afterward, we discuss thermal energy converters that utilize the heat generated by humans. In the final section, we present systems for converting energy from the electromagnetic waves surrounding a person. A number of these systems are suitable for use as wearables, such as RF harvesters and micro photovoltaic cells.

Keywords: energy harvesting; electromagnetic harvester; piezoelectric harvester; triboelectric harvester; thermoelectric harvester; RF harvester; rectenna; solar harvester; Body Area Network; BAN (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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