Stretchable Energy Harvesters For Power In Motion (Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe 2016)

An energy harvester with flexibility and elasticity can be be applied to high-flexion human joints. In this talk, various piezoelectric and triboelectric energy harvesters which are suitable for integration with fabric will be presented. Also, the recent development of the integrated physical sensors and energy harvester will be introduced.

Kwang-Seok Yun received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Kyungpook National University in 1996, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 1997 and 2002, respectively. He was a post-doctoral researcher at University of California, Los Angeles from 2005 to 2007. He joined the Department of electronic Engineering at Sogang University, Korea in 2007, where he is now a Professor. His current research area includes integrated microsystems, sensors and actuators, MEMS and energy harvesters.

Sogang University, as an educational institution under the guidance of the Society of Jesus, was established in year 1960. Located in Seoul, the capital of Korea, Sogang University is valued for its education based on Catholic beliefs in conformity with the Korean traditions of education. Sogang University aims to form intellectuals with academic excellence and creativity by following the Jesuit tradition that has been pursuing qualitative excellence of education.