Realization of a wearable miniaturized thermoelectric generator for human body applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-102

  Wang, Ziyang ^a,b   Leonov, Vladimir ^a   Fiorini, Paolo ^a   Van Hoof, Chris ^a,b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b 3001   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body area networks; Micromachining; Poly SiGe; Thermoelectric generator (TEG); Thermopile

Indexed keywords

BODY AREA NETWORK; BODY AREA NETWORKS; POLY-SIGE; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR (TEG); THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; POLYSILICON; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON ALLOYS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SURFACE MICROMACHINING; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRICITY; THERMOMETERS; THERMOPILES;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 71649083187     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.02.028     Document Type: Article

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