A wearable energy harvester unit using piezoelectric–electromagnetic hybrid technique

• Published in: Sensors and actuators. A. Physical. Vol. 257; pp. 198 - 207
• Main Authors: Hamid, Rawnak, Yuce, Mehmet Rasit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 15.04.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Electric power generation; Electric power supplies; Electromagnetic energy harvesting; Electromagnetics; Energy consumption; Energy conversion efficiency; Energy harvesting; Energy sources; Harvesters; Output; Piezoelectric energy harvesting; Piezoelectric transducers; Piezoelectricity; Power supply; Sensors; Studies; Topology; Wearable energy harvesting; Wearable sensors; Wearable technology; Piezoelectric energy harvesting; Electromagnetic energy harvesting; Wearable sensors; Wearable energy harvesting

•This manuscript presents a new energy harvester that is suitable for wearable devices.•It combines electromagnetic and piezoelectric energy harvesters in one unit to harvest energy simultaneously from both transducers.•The design in this paper takes into account the attributes of both electromagnet...