Research Article
Human Machine and Thermoelectric Energy Scavenging for Wearable Devices
Table 1
Relevant dimensions of TEGs shown in Figure
2 and the thermal resistance of thermopiles.
| | Parameter | Thermoelectric generators | | TEG-1 | TEG-2 | TEG-3 | TEG-4 | TEG-5 |
| | Dimensions of the hot plate, cm | 3 × 3 | 2.1 × 2.4 | 4 cm2 (circular) | 7 cm2 (circular) | 6 cm2 | | Dimensions of the radiator, cm | 1.6 × 3.6 × 3.8 | 1.55 × 2.9 × 3 | 1.6 × 1.6 × 3.8 | 3 × 4 (plate) | 11.5 cm2 × 0.5 | | Thermal resistance of thermopiles, K/W | 16.5 | 25 | 38 | 76 | 35 |
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