Energy autonomy is key to the next generation portable and wearable systems for several applications.Among these,the electronic-skin or e-skin is currently a matter of intensive investigations due to its wider applica...Energy autonomy is key to the next generation portable and wearable systems for several applications.Among these,the electronic-skin or e-skin is currently a matter of intensive investigations due to its wider applicability in areas,ranging from robotics to digital health,fashion and internet of things(IoT).The high density of multiple types of electronic components(e.g.sensors,actuators,electronics,etc.)required in e-skin,and the need to power them without adding heavy batteries,have fuelled the development of compact flexible energy systems to realize self-powered or energy-autonomous e-skin.The compact and wearable energy systems consisting of energy harvesters,energy storage devices,low-power electronics and efficient/wireless power transfer-based technologies,are expected to revolutionize the market for wearable systems and in particular for e-skin.This paper reviews the development in the field of self-powered e-skin,particularly focussing on the available energy-harvesting technologies,high capacity energy storage devices,and high efficiency power transmission systems.The paper highlights the key challenges,critical design strategies,and most promising materials for the development of an energy-autonomous e-skin for robotics,prosthetics and wearable systems.This paper will complement other reviews on e-skin,which have focussed on the type of sensors and electronics components.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the EPSRC Engineering Fellowship for Growth–PRINTSKIN(EP/M002527/1)and neuPRINTSKIN(EP/R029644/1).
文摘Energy autonomy is key to the next generation portable and wearable systems for several applications.Among these,the electronic-skin or e-skin is currently a matter of intensive investigations due to its wider applicability in areas,ranging from robotics to digital health,fashion and internet of things(IoT).The high density of multiple types of electronic components(e.g.sensors,actuators,electronics,etc.)required in e-skin,and the need to power them without adding heavy batteries,have fuelled the development of compact flexible energy systems to realize self-powered or energy-autonomous e-skin.The compact and wearable energy systems consisting of energy harvesters,energy storage devices,low-power electronics and efficient/wireless power transfer-based technologies,are expected to revolutionize the market for wearable systems and in particular for e-skin.This paper reviews the development in the field of self-powered e-skin,particularly focussing on the available energy-harvesting technologies,high capacity energy storage devices,and high efficiency power transmission systems.The paper highlights the key challenges,critical design strategies,and most promising materials for the development of an energy-autonomous e-skin for robotics,prosthetics and wearable systems.This paper will complement other reviews on e-skin,which have focussed on the type of sensors and electronics components.
