Energy harvesting from ambient electromagnetic wave using human body as antenna. Issue 2 (1st January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hwang, J.H.; Hyoung, C.H.; Park, K.H.; Kim, Y.T.
• Is Part Of: Electronics letters. Volume 49:Issue 2(2013)
• Page Start: 149
• Page End: 151
• Publication Date: 2013-01-01
• Subjects: electromagnetic waves -- HF antennas -- energy harvesting; energy harvesting -- ambient electromagnetic wave -- human body -- low‐frequency band antenna -- high‐frequency band antenna -- mobile devices; Electronics -- Periodicals; 621.381
• DOI: 10.1049/el.2012.3129
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-5194

Abstract

Abstract : The feasibility of energy harvesting using the human body, which is used instead of a general antenna as an antenna in a low‐frequency band to harvest energy included in an ambient electromagnetic wave, is investigated. Using the presented method, it is possible to harvest much more power in comparison with that possible with the previous method, in which a general antenna is used to harvest power in the high‐frequency band. Also, this method can be easily applied to mobile devices because no antenna is required.