Design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremity
Converting energy from human upper limb motions into electrical energy is a challenge, as low frequency movements have to be converted into repetitive movements to effectively drive electromechanical generators. The prototype of an electromagnetic linear generator with gyrating mass is presented. Th...
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| description | Converting energy from human upper limb motions into electrical energy is a challenge, as low frequency movements have to be converted into repetitive movements to effectively drive electromechanical generators. The prototype of an electromagnetic linear generator with gyrating mass is presented. The mechanical motion model first was simulated and the design was evaluated during different activities. An average power output of about 50 μW was determined with a maximum power output of 2.2 mW that is sufficient to operate sensors for health monitoring. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-622be97f6fa841d79a0426d11b78ffc82023-04-11T17:07:13ZengDe GruyterCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering2364-55042017-09-013233133410.1515/cdbme-2017-0067cdbme-2017-0067Design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremityBrunner Stephan0Gerst Maximilian1Pylatiuk Christian2Institute for Applied Computer Science (IAI), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute for Applied Computer Science (IAI), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute for Applied Computer Science (IAI), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyConverting energy from human upper limb motions into electrical energy is a challenge, as low frequency movements have to be converted into repetitive movements to effectively drive electromechanical generators. The prototype of an electromagnetic linear generator with gyrating mass is presented. The mechanical motion model first was simulated and the design was evaluated during different activities. An average power output of about 50 μW was determined with a maximum power output of 2.2 mW that is sufficient to operate sensors for health monitoring.https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0067body energy harvestingupper limbmotion |
| spellingShingle | Brunner Stephan Gerst Maximilian Pylatiuk Christian Design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremity Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering body energy harvesting upper limb motion |
| title | Design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremity |
| title_full | Design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremity |
| title_fullStr | Design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremity |
| title_short | Design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremity |
| title_sort | design of a body energy harvesting system for the upper extremity |
| topic | body energy harvesting upper limb motion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0067 |
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