Thermoelectric converters of human warmth for self-powered wireless sensor nodes

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 650-656

  Leonov, Vladimir ^a   Torfs, Tom ^a   Fiorini, Paolo ^a   Van Hoof, Chris ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bismuth telluride; Body area network; Energy scavenger; Thermoelectric generator (TEG); Thermopile; Wireless sensor

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; MICROCONTROLLERS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOPILES;

BISMUTH TELLURIDE; BODY AREA NETWORK; ENERGY SCAVENGER; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR (TEG);

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 34247102323     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.894917     Document Type: Article

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