Human body heat energy harvesting using flexible thermoelectric generator for autonomous microsystems

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 839-841

  Jo, Sung Eun ^a   Kim, Myoung Soo ^a   Kim, Min Ki ^a   Kim, Hong Lae ^a   Kim, Yong Jun ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flexible; Human body heat; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

MICROCHANNELS; SILICONES; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; FLEXIBLE; HUMAN BODIES; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS) SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84901785124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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