Micro Energy Harvesting from Low-Frequency Vibrations: Towards Powering Pacemakers with Heartbeats

Thijs Blad

doi:10.4233/uuid:eeebed12-090f-4a4b-8450-d05a763fc9da

Micro Energy Harvesting from Low-Frequency Vibrations: Towards Powering Pacemakers with Heartbeats

Thijs Blad

Mechatronic Systems Design

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Abstract

Miniaturized vibration energy harvesters can provide an alternative to batteries in powering the billions of low power devices we use today by extracting power from ambient motion. Especially for implanted medical devices, these alternative power sources may be an attractive option to overcome the limitations on longevity and the replacement costs and inconvenience that result from the use of batteries....

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	Delft University of Technology
Supervisors/Advisors	Herder, J.L., Supervisor van Ostayen, R.A.J., Advisor
Award date	4 Nov 2021
Print ISBNs	978-94-6366-468-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:eeebed12-090f-4a4b-8450-d05a763fc9da
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

Vibration energy harvesting
Compliant mechanisms
Buckling

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Micro Energy Harvesting from Low-Frequency Vibrations: Towards Powering Pacemakers with Heartbeats

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