AbstractA fully functional, self-sufficient body-worn energy harvesting system is presented in this paper. The system is designed for passively capturing energy from human motion, with the long-term vision of supplying power to portable, wearable, or even implanted electronic devices. Compared with state-of-the-art vibrational systems, the system requires no external power supplies and can bootstrap from zero-state-of-charge to generate electrical energy from walking, jogging, and cycling; convert the induced AC voltage to DC voltage; and then boost and regulate the DC voltage to charge a Li-ion-polymer battery. Measurements show that at open-load the system turns on when the input is above 1 V
WearETE: A Scalable Wearable E-Textile Triboelectric Energy Harvesting System for Human Motion Scavenging