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. 2017 Sep 22;8(10):288. doi: 10.3390/mi8100288

Table 2.

Comparison of power generation performances of various harvesting devices.

Reference Power Generation Mechanism Maximum Average Power
(μW)
Frequency at Maximum Power
(Hz)
Acceleration at Maximum Power
(g)
Volume (mm3) Power Density
(μW/mm3)
Power Density/Acceleration (μW/mm3/g)
This work Electromagnetic 493 13 3 1940 2.54 × 10−1 8.47 × 10−2
[2] Piezoelectric 600 * 10 hand shake 14,000 4.29 × 10−2 -
[8] Electromagnetic 795,000 4.6–14.5 0.17 1,361,800 5.84 × 10−1 3.43
[13] Electromagnetic 300 ankle motion ankle motion 100,000 3.00 × 10−3 -
[14] Piezoelectric 2100 2 0.296 125,000 1.68 × 10−2 5.68 × 10−2
[18] Piezoelectric 246 17 3 2076 1.18 × 10−1 3.95 × 10−2

* Maximum peak power.