• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1093-1100
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• 2018

웨어러블 기기에서 반도체의 소형화 및 저전력 기술이 빠르게 진행됨에 따라 다양한 초소형 형태의 응용서비스를 제공할 수 있게 되었다. 최근에는 태양열, 피에조, 마찰 등 다양한 에너지 하베스터를 이용해 저전력 반도체는 매우 낮은 전원으로도 동작할 수 있게 되었다. 웨어러블 상황에서의 대부분에 에너지 하베스팅은 비연속적(non-linear)으로 발전된다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는, 3Hz의 낮은 주파수기반 디바이스 플랫폼을 제작하여 실험적으로 평가하였다. 본 연구는 비연속적 발전 환경을 고려해, 2단계의 저장환경과 사용된 에너지 발전소자의 맞춘 에너지 고효율 변환 플랫폼 설계하였다. 또한, 비연속적 에너지 수집 환경에서 안정적인 에너지를 저장 유지를 통해 약 4.67mW/min 발전하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2014년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.577-580
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 자동 스위칭 기능을 갖는 이중 입력 에너지 하베스팅 회로를 제안한다. 열전소자와 진동소자로부터 출력되는 에너지는 최대 가용전력지점이 개방전압의 1/2로 같기 때문에 동일한 MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) 제어회로를 사용할 수 있다. 제안된 회로는 하나의 MPPT 제어회로를 사용하고, 자동 스위칭 기능을 적용하여 열전소자의 출력과 진동소자의 출력을 모니터링하여 전압이 더 큰 소자로부터 최대 가용전력을 수확한다. 수확된 에너지는 전하펌프 회로에 의해 승압된 후 저장 커패시터에 저장되고 PMU(Power Management Unit)를 통해 부하에 공급된다. 제안된 회로는 $0.35{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정으로 설계하였으며, 모의실험을 통해 동작을 검증하였다. 설계된 최초의 칩 면적은 PAD를 포함하여 $1.4mm{\times}1.2mm$이다.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권12호
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• pp.1889-1894
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• 2018

An innovative small-scale piezoelectric energy harvester has been proposed to gather wind energy. A conventional horizontal-axis wind power generation has a low generating efficiency at low wind speed. To overcome this weakness, we designed a piezoelectric windmill optimized at low-speed wind. A piezoelectric device having high energy conversion efficiency is used in a small windmill. The maximum output power of the windmill was about 3.14 mW when wind speed was 1.94 m/s. Finally, the output power and the efficiency of the system were compared with a conventional wind power system. This work will be beneficial for the piezoelectric energy harvesting technology to be applied to the real world such as wireless sensor networks (WSN).

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.567-568
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• 2010

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 차세대 태양전지로 대표되는 유기, 염료 감응형, 페로브스카이트 태양전지의 최신 연구 동향과 건축, 조형예술, 의류패션 등 분야를 막론한 다양한 산업의 소재로의 과제와 활용 가능성을 분석하였다. 더불어, 웨어러블 IoT 장치와 결합하여 자연 및 인공광과 우리 몸의 움직임에 따라 생성되는 크고 작은 진동 에너지를 전기에너지로 공급하는 역할을 하게 될 '스마트 텍스타일 하이브리드 에너지 하베스팅 소자'의 새로운 미래전망과 그 가능성을 제시하였다. 차세대 태양전지와 마찰·압전소자를 융합한 '하이브리드 텍스타일 에너지 하베스팅 디바이스'는 4차 산업혁명 시대의 웨어러블 IoT 기기에 소재 자체로 결합하여 새로운 '융합 일체형 스마트 의류'로 발전할 것이다. 이 연구가 제안한 차세대 나노기술과 소자가 에너지 하베스팅 기능을 갖는 스마트 섬유 소재 분야에 적용되고, 미래 의류 산업에 융합되어 의료, 헬스케어 등 다양한 분야에 AI 서비스 제공하는 창의적인 제품으로 진화하는 패러다임의 전환점이 되길 바란다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.292-297
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• 2023

Triboelectric devices are attracting attention from researchers as self-powered electronic systems that can instantly convert mechanical input into electrical energy output. To improve triboelectric energy harvesting performance, increasing the number of contacts as well as the contact area has been carried out by numerous researchers. In this study, we design a shaker-type energy harvester which is called as maracas triboelectric generator (M-TEG), inspired by the structure of maracas, one of the musical percussion instruments. A tripod frame is inserted to the inside of a cylindrical case, which is a device with the electrodes of aluminum and copper. Then, the triboelectric energy harvesting characteristics between polypropylene (PP) balls and the electrodes are measured. The M-TEG with the frame generates the energy harvesting signals up to ~100 V and ~2.5 ㎂ due to larger contact area and numbers, which enhances the voltage and current output by 250% and 610% compared to that without the frame, respectively. This study presents the feasibility of self-powered sensors and toys using improved triboelectric energy performance with a low-cost and simple manufacturing process in the interesting structure.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제66권10호
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• pp.1540-1546
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• 2017

In piezoelectric device applications, it is important to improve a system efficiency because of the low generated power. In this paper, an optimal driving method is proposed to improve a system efficiency for a piezoelectric energy harvesting system. The proposed method considers disappear energy in input capacitors and the converter efficiency according to the input voltage magnitude to minimize energy losses. Experimental results based on various energy generation cases verify that the proposed method significantly improves the system efficiency; the efficiency is approximately 9.97% higher than that of the conventional method.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.364-368
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• 2021

We developed a highly efficient organic photovoltaic (OPV) cell with a poly[4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b']dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-(4-(2-ethylhexyl)-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-)-2-carboxylate-2-6-diyl)]:[6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester active layer for harvesting lower-intensity indoor light energy to power various self-powered sensor systems that require power in the microwatt range. In order to achieve higher power conversion efficiency (PCE), we first optimized the thickness of the active layer of the OPV cell through optical simulations. Next, we fabricated an OPV cell with optimized active layer thickness. The device exhibited a PCE of 12.23%, open circuit voltage of 0.66 V, short-circuit current density of 97.7 ㎂/cm², and fill factor of 60.53%. Furthermore, the device showed a maximum power density of 45 ㎼/cm², which is suitable for powering a low-power (microwatt range) sensor system.

• 세라미스트
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.54-88
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• 2020

Global effort has resulted in tremendous progress with energy harvesters that extract mechanical energy from ambient sources, convert it to electrical energy, and use it for systems such as wrist watches, mobile electronic devices, wireless sensor nodes, health monitoring, and biosensors. However, harvesting a single energy source only still pauses a great challenge in driving sustainable and maintenance-free monitoring and sensing devices. Over the last few years, research on high-performance mechanical energy harvesters at the micro and nanoscale has been directed toward the development of hybrid devices that either aim to harvest mechanical energy in addition to other types of energies simultaneously or to exploit multiple mechanisms to more effectively harvest mechanical energy. Herein, we appraise the rational designs for multiple energy harvesting, specifically state-of-the-art hybrid mechanical energy harvesters that employ multiple piezoelectric and triboelectric mechanisms to efficiently harvest mechanical energy. We identify the critical material parameters and device design criteria that lead to high-performance hybrid mechanical energy harvesters. Finally, we address the future perspectives and remaining challenges in the field.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2022

Recent advancement of Internet of Things (IoT) and energy harvesting technology enable realization of flexible thermoelectric energy harvester (f-TEH), with technological prowess for use in biomedical monitoring system integrated applications. To expand a flexible thermoelectric energy harvesting platform, the f-TEH must be required for optimized flexible thermoelectric materials and device structure. In response to these demands related to thermoelectric energy harvesting, many research groups have investigated various f-TEHs applied as a power source for wearable electronics. As a key member of the f-TEH, film-based f-TEHs possess significant applicability in research to realize self-powered wearable electronics, owing to their excellent flexibility, low thermal conductivity, and convenient fabrication process. Thus, based on the rapid growth of thermoelectric film technology, this review aims to overview comprehensively the f-TEH made of various inorganic/organic thermoelectric materials including developed fabrication methods, high thermoelectric performance, and wide-range applications.