MiNDaP Research got Featured in Kwangwoon University News Portal
Our recent research on Energy Harvesting has been featured in Kwangwoon University news portal. The research work entitled,"Biomechanical Energy‐Driven Hybridized Generator as a Universal Portable Power Source for Smart/Wearable Electronics" is about a novel elastic impact‐based nonresonant hybridized generator (EINR‐HG) is reported to effectively harvest biomechanical energy from diverse human activities outdoors. The proposed harvester can deliver an outstanding normalized power density of 3.13 mW cm−3 g−2 across a matching resistance of 1.5 kΩ at 6 Hz under 1 g acceleration. Under human motion testing, the EINR‐HG generates an optimal output power of 131.4 mW with horizontal handshaking. With a customized power management circuit, the EINR‐HG serves as a universal power source that successfully drives commercial smart electronics, including smart bands and smartphones. This work shows the massive potential of biomechanical energy‐driven hybridized generators for powering personal electronics and portable healthcare monitoring devices.
The research work is published in highly impacted journal "Advanced Energy Materials" in 03 February 2020. This research was supported by the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (NRF‐2017M3A9F1031270). The authors are also grateful for the technical support and discussion of the Micro/Nano Devices and Packaging Laboratory (MiNDaP) group members of Kwangwoon University.
Detail news can be read at Kwangwoon University News Portal link.
