Development of Metal Woven Power Generating Fabric

Authors

  • N. Muthukumar Assistant Professor, Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
  • G. Thilagavathi Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

Abstract

The rapid pace of developments in science and technology provides the consumers a new and improved lifestyle. Textile being one of the important consumer products, it attracts the field of research not only to enhance its basic functionality but also to be smart. Hence, research in the field of smart textile grabs the attention globally, one such being the integration of micro / nano electronics with the textile structures. In the context, the concept of wearable thermoelectric generator (TEG) is found to be interesting as it can generate electricity by making the temperature difference between human body and ambient air which has been recognized as the Seebeck Effect. The power generated by the TEG is proportional to the temperature gradient between the hot and cold junctions. In this work, a power generating fabric has been developed for converting human body heat energy to electric energy. The power generating fabric is fabricated through weaving technique with copper and aluminum wires as weft and cotton yarn as warp. Copper and aluminum wires are act as P-type and N-type semiconductor to form thermo electric column. It is found that the developed fabric generates voltage up to 2.4 mV for the temperature difference of 50º C. The developed fabric can be integrated in to the normal clothing and can be used to give power supply to devices like RFID tracker, hearing aid etc.

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Published

2021-09-21

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Peer Reviewed Article

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