The biomechanical energy harvester comprises an aluminum chassis and generator mounted on a customized orthopedic knee brace.
Credit: Greg Ehlers/SFU
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Power Walking
Knee brace collects energy from its user's stride.
Source: "Biomechanical Energy Harvesting: Generating Electricity during Walking with Minimal User Effort"
Max Donelan et al.
Science 319: 807-810
Results: Scientists at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia have designed a knee brace that can harvest as much as 13 watts of power from the energy of its wearer's strides, enough to charge 30 phones simultaneously.
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