A self-sustainable wearable multi-modular E-textile bioenergy microgrid system

Lu Yin; Kyeong Nam Kim; Jian Lv; Farshad Tehrani; Muyang Lin; Zuzeng Lin; Jong-Min Moon; Jessica Ma; Jialu Yu; Sheng Xu; Joseph Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21701-7

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

A self-sustainable wearable multi-modular E-textile bioenergy microgrid system

Lu Yin,
Kyeong Nam Kim,
Jian Lv,
Farshad Tehrani,
Muyang Lin,
Zuzeng Lin,
Jong-Min Moon,
Jessica Ma,
Jialu Yu,
Sheng Xu,
Joseph Wang

Affiliations

Lu Yin: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Kyeong Nam Kim: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Jian Lv: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Farshad Tehrani: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Muyang Lin: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Zuzeng Lin: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Jong-Min Moon: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Jessica Ma: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Jialu Yu: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Sheng Xu: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego
Joseph Wang: Department of Nanoengineering, Center of Wearable Sensors, University of California San Diego

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21701-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Though energy-harvesting wearable systems have been reported in the literature, their system design imposes limitations that hinder their overall performance. Here, the authors report a system-level wearable e-textile microgrid system that relies solely on human activity for energy harvesting.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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