A universal self-charging system driven by random biomechanical energy for sustainable operation of mobile electronics

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 8975
• Main Authors: Niu, Simiao, Wang, Xiaofeng, Yi, Fang, Zhou, Yu Sheng, Wang, Zhong Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.12.2015; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/301/1005/1007; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electric Power Supplies; Electricity; Electromagnetic Phenomena; Energy sources; Energy storage; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Materials Testing; multidisciplinary; Nanotechnology; Running; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Thermometers; Walking

Human biomechanical energy is characterized by fluctuating amplitudes and variable low frequency, and an effective utilization of such energy cannot be achieved by classical energy-harvesting technologies. Here we report a high-efficient self-charging power system for sustainable operation of mobile...