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We proposed and addressed methods for using multiple energy harvesting strategies to power a wearable sensory glove. The capabilities of piezoelectric and thermal energy harvesters were reported, with hand motions and body heat used to these goals. A potential multi-input single-output DC-DC architecture was proposed to harvest energy from the two sources, and power analysis results were used to assess the harvesting system viability in terms of the amount of gathered power required to power the target applications.
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Leoni, A., Pantoli, L., Colaiuda, D., Ulisse, I., Errico, V., Saggio, G. (2023). Energy Harvesting Techniques for Sensory Glove Systems. In: Di Francia, G., Di Natale, C. (eds) Sensors and Microsystems. AISEM 2021. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 918. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08136-1_32
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