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Energy harvesting face mask using a thermoelectric generator for powering wearable health monitoring sensors.
- Source :
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Electronics Letters (Wiley-Blackwell) . Jun2024, Vol. 60 Issue 12, p1-4. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- A wearable energy harvester (EH) incorporating a face mask with a thermoelectric generator is demonstrated. The function of this device is to generate electrical power from the heat produced by the human body, particularly breath, with the specific aim of powering wearable sensor applications. A prototype was built using a commercially available N95 face mask, a thermoelectric generator, and a heatsink. The performance of this EH device was assessed using experimental and numerical methodologies. The experimentally tested power output of the prototype was found to be ≈100 µW, with a corresponding power density of ≈30 µW/cm3, for a temperature difference of 7°C. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00135194
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Electronics Letters (Wiley-Blackwell)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178094750
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.13241