Dr. Ingo Stark, Chief Scientist

Integrating Thermoelectric Technology into

Clothing for Generating Usable Energy to Power Wireless Devices

Convert Body Heat into Reliable Energy for Powering Ultra Low-Power Mobile Devices

Harvesting Body Heat with ‘Wearable’ Thermoelectrics

• The human body is a perpetual thermal engine.

• Wearable thin-film thermoelectric generators (TEGs) can reliably convert this heat energy to power wireless monitoring devices.

• Integrated into apparel to power devices that monitor movement, activity, or physiological condition.

Convert Body Heat into Reliable Energy for Powering Ultra Low-Power Mobile Devices

Utilizing the Harvested Energy To Power Ultra Low-Power Mobile Monitoring Devices

Rapid advances in low-power sensors, radio technologies, and wearable energy harvesting technologies are enabling battery-free solutions.

Battery-Free Demonstration: Thermoelectric energy is generated and stored in the jacket, offering an always available energy source for powering wireless health, fitness, & location awareness monitoring devices.

The demonstration is sponsored in part by DHS Science & Technology Small Business Innovation Research