Energy scavenging with shoe-mounted piezoelectrics
Shenck, N.S.; Paradiso, J.A.
Micro, IEEE
Volume 21, Issue 3, May/Jun 2001 Page(s):30 - 42
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/40.928763
Summary:Decreasing size and power requirements of wearable
microelectronics make it possible to replace batteries with systems that
capture energy from the user's environment. Unobtrusive devices
developed at the MIT Media Lab scavenge electricity from the forces
exerted on a shoe during walking: a flexible piezoelectric foil stave to
harness sole-bending energy and a reinforced PZT dimorph to capture
heel-strike energy
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