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A Multi-Source Energy Harvesting Sensory Glove Electronic Architecture
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Conference
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2018 3rd International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech) Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech), 2018 3rd International Conference on. :1-4 Jun, 2018
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We present a multi-source energy harvesting architecture, aimed to enhancing the battery last in powering the electronics of a sensory glove, capable to sense fingers movements. In particular, the proposed architecture is based on Radio Frequency, Piezoelectric and Thermoelectric harvesters. The glove is equipped with flex sensors and built-in electronics which includes a microcontroller and a transmitter. The overall harvesting system was built and tested as a prototype discrete element board, that is interfaced with an external microcontroller and a radiofrequency transmitter board. Measurement results demonstrated a meaningful improvement in battery operation life time up to 22%, considering different operating scenarios.