energy harvesting devices Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Skin-Like Piezoelectric Device Could Save Thousands of Dollars by Replacing Batteries https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eh-skin-piezoelectric-device-20110421/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eh-skin-piezoelectric-device-20110421/#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:50:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18120 Researchers from the University of Notre Dame in the US have designed a PZT (lead zirconate titanate) piezoelectric device that resembles skin (they called it the EH skin) and that can harness energy from the mechanical work applied to it. The new device can be used in a variety of applications, ranging from wireless sensor units to patches that get energy from vibrations and pass it on to the grid. The sample they tested got as much as 3.7 mW.

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