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Converting body heat into reliable energy for powering physiological wireless sensors

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WH '11: Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Wireless Health

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Wearable thermoelectric generator (WTEG) technology is a unique energy harvesting application currently being developed by Perpetua Power Source Technologies for powering low-power transceivers and physiological monitoring sensors using body heat as an always-available power source.

Integrated into wearable structures, such as an armband, clothing patch or directly embedded into a low-power wireless monitoring device, WTEGs utilize heat from the body and convert it into electrical energy. WTEG technology can be used to renewably and reliably power on-body sensors that can wirelessly monitor an individual's location or a specific physiological condition.

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WH '11: Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Wireless Health

October 2011

170 pages

ISBN:9781450309820

DOI:10.1145/2077546

General Chairs:
Irwin Mark Jacobs
Qualcomm Incorporated
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Patrick Soon-Shiong
UCLA Wireless Health Institute
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Eric Topol
West Wireless Institute
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Chris Toumazou
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London

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