Publication detail

Assessment of MEMS energy harvester for medical applications

SMILEK, J. HADAŠ, Z.

Original Title

Assessment of MEMS energy harvester for medical applications

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

This paper assesses the feasibility of the energy harvesting principle for the development of an autonomous power supply unit for a new generation of biomedical devices, e.g. artificial cochlear implants. Requirements for the harvester are set based on a research of power demands of state-of-the-art medical devices. Feasible methods of the energy conversion are then reviewed, and a simulation model of the generic energy harvester is developed. Acceleration in the head area of the user is measured and used as an input excitation for the model. Possible course of the follow-up research is outlined based on simulation and measurement results. © (2015) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

Keywords

Energy harvesting, human motion, biomedical systems

Authors

SMILEK, J.; HADAŠ, Z.

RIV year

2015

Released

21. 5. 2015

Publisher

SPIE

Location

Bellingham, Washington, USA

ISBN

9781628416442

Book

Proc. SPIE 9517, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VII; and Cyber Physical Systems

ISBN

0277-786X

Periodical

Proceedings of SPIE

Year of study

9517

State

United States of America

Pages from

95170N

Pages to

95177N

Pages count

8

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