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A wearable system of micromachined piezoelectric cantilevers coupled to a rotational oscillating mass for on-body energy harvesting

Lockhart, Robert  
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Janphuang, Pattanaphong  
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Briand, Danick  
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2014
27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

In this paper, we present a compact, wearable piezoelectric on-body harvesting system that uses a small eccentric mass from a common watch movement to mechanically deflect a set of micromachined piezoelectric cantilevers when excited by the low frequency movements of the human body. The piezoelectric cantilevers are directly coupled to the rotating mass via a set of pins located near its rotational center. The energy produced by each pluck of a single cantilever is 545 nJ, corresponding to a maximum output power of 11 μW for continuous plucking; however, accounting for the periodic rest of typical human motion, the average output power over a full day cycle will be considerably less.

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conference poster not in proceedings
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Lockhart, Robert  
Janphuang, Pattanaphong  
Briand, Danick  
de Rooij, Nico  
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2014

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27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

San Francisco, USA

January 26-30, 2014

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September 15, 2014
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