Towards batteryfree and wireless sensing for personalized ultraviolet exposure monitoring

Yingxiao Wu; Zhuolin Yang; Feng Lin; Wenyao Xu

doi:10.1109/JSEN.2018.2836332

Towards batteryfree and wireless sensing for personalized ultraviolet exposure monitoring

Yingxiao Wu
, Zhuolin Yang
, Feng Lin
, Wenyao Xu

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

SUNY Buffalo
University of Colorado Denver

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6 Scopus citations

Abstract

A personalized wireless wearable system for measuring environmental information requires small size and light weight for portability. Body energy harvesting (e.g., kinetics, heat) is a promising solution to make the system work without battery, thus increasing the portability. In this paper, a personalized wireless sensing system powered by human body heat via thermal electric energy harvesting prototype is presented. Challenges caused by dynamic voltage supply, dynamic charging rates, and low-energy supply systems are identified and addressed. The experimental results show that this system can power a microcontroller and sensors while enabling wireless transmission of data. The thermoelectric generator with a heat sink is able to provide a steady charging voltage for 30-120 min.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5515-5521
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Sensors Journal
Volume	18
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2018.2836332
State	Published - Jul 1 2018

Keywords

Energy harvesting
self-power
UV exposure monitoring
wearable sensors

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