TEPOWER Completes First Prototype and Seeks Industrial Partners for Real-World Testing
We are pleased to announce that the TEPOWER project has successfully completed its first functional prototype of a flexible thermoelectric generator designed to power microelectronics using human body heat.
The prototype demonstrates the feasibility of battery-free operation for ultra-low-power devices by harvesting energy from the natural temperature difference between the human body and the surrounding environment. This milestone marks an important step toward self-powered wearable electronics.
Following this achievement, TEPOWER is now seeking industrial partners to collaborate on real-world testing and validation. In particular, we are looking for partners working with photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors or related wearable health technologies to integrate and test the TEPOWER generator with commercial PPG devices.
Partner collaboration will focus on:
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integration of the TEPOWER generator with existing PPG hardware,
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testing under realistic use conditions,
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evaluation of performance, reliability, and user comfort,
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exploration of future product development and scaling opportunities.
This collaboration phase is essential for advancing the technology beyond laboratory validation and preparing it for real-world applications in healthcare, wearables, and autonomous sensing.
Organizations interested in testing battery-free power solutions for wearable sensors are invited to contact the TEPOWER team.
TEPOWER — Be the Charger.
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