Thermoelectric energy harvesters for powering wearable sensors

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Leonov, Vladimir ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE BATTERIES; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CLOTHING THERMAL INSULATION; ENERGY HARVESTER; HUMAN BODIES; METABOLIC RATES; POWER PRODUCTION; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY; WEARABLE SENSORS; WIND SPEED;

HOSIERY MANUFACTURE; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPILES;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84873945485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2012.6411414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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