Wearable power Harvester for medical applications

Abstract

Intelligent biomedical clothes combine health problem prevention,comfort, convenience, entertainment and communication with fashion andmake everyday life easier. Homecare and healthcare applicationswireless, mobile networks and wireless sensors improve the existingmonitoring capabilities especially for the elderly, children,chronically ill and also for athletes. Sensor nodes are generallybattery-powered devices. Batteries add size, weight and inconvenience toportable electronic devices and require periodical replacement. Nowadaysthe human power is an alternative and attractive energy source. Energy,which is generated during routine and seemingly insignificant humanmotions, shows promise as an alternative to power embedded wireless,mobile networks and wireless sensors. This paper describes the prototypeof a smart garment and offers several alternative integration places ofgenerator's parts, which are based on the principle of operation of theelectromagnetic generator. Seven variants of location are proposed,which are tested and analysed. During the research, analysis of the mostoptimal placement of generator's part in garment has been performed.