Thermoelectric and hybrid generators in wearable devices and clothes

Proceedings - 2009 6th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 195-200

  Leonov, Vladimir ^a   Van Hoof, Chris ^a   Vullers, Ruud J M ^b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b HOLST CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomous device; Energy scavenging; Photovoltaic; Self powered device; Thermoelectric; Wearable electronics

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS DEVICE; ENERGY SCAVENGING; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SELF-POWERED DEVICE; THERMOELECTRIC; WEARABLE ELECTRONICS;

HOSIERY MANUFACTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70350771109     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BSN.2009.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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