Thermoelectric Generators: Alternative Power Supply for Wearable Electrocardiographic Systems

Abstract: Research interest in the development of real‐time monitoring of personal health indicators using wearable electrocardiographic systems has intensified in recent years. New advanced thermoelectrics are potentially a key enabling technology that can be used to transform human body heat into power for use in wearable electrographic monitoring devices. This work provides a systematic review of the potential application of thermoelectric generators for use as power sources in wearable electrocardiographic monitoring systems. New strategies on miniaturized rigid thermoelectric modules combined with batteries or supercapacitors can provide adequate power supply for wearable electrocardiographic systems. Flexible thermoelectric generators can also support wearable electrocardiographic systems directly when a heat sink is incorporated into the design in order to enlarge and stabilize the temperature gradient. Recent advances in enhancing the performance of novel fiber/fabric based flexible thermoelectrics has opened up an exciting direction for the development of wearable electrocardiographic systems.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Thermoelectric Generators: Alternative Power Supply for Wearable Electrocardiographic Systems ; volume:7 ; number:18 ; year:2020 ; extent:13 ; Advanced science ; 7, Heft 18 (2020) (gesamt 13)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Dargusch, Matthew ; Liu, Wei‐Di ; Chen, Zhi-Gang

Further information

• DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001362
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022062411103275764367
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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