A novel design for a wearable thermoelectric generator based on 3D fabric structure

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 45037 - 45044
• Main Authors: Wu, Qian, Hu, Jinlian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.04.2017
• Subjects: 3D fabric; spacer fabric; thermoelectric generator; wearable electronics

A flexible and wearable thermoelectric generator (TEG) could enable the conversion of human body heat into electrical power, which would help to realize a self-powered wearable electronic system. To overcome the difficulty of wearing existing flexible film TEGs, a novel 3D fabric TEG structure is de...