Energy Harvesting

Piezoelectric Fabric Energy Harvesting Estimator

Garment harvesting is measured in microwatts. The useful question is not how much power, but how long to fill the capacitor.

Harvester Active patch
cm²
µJ/cm²
cycles/min
Conditioning Losses & store
%
%
mJ

Continuous Power

— µW

Usable output at the stated cycle rate

Output & Storage

Raw Energy per Cycle
— µJ
Usable Energy per Cycle
— µJ
Raw Power Before Losses
— µW
Energy Harvested
— mJ/h
Time to Fill the Store
— h

Energy density per cycle depends entirely on how hard and how far the patch is actually strained in that garment position — a figure measured on a shaker rig will not survive being sewn into a sleeve. Measure it in situ before sizing anything downstream.

Piezoelectric Fabric Energy Harvesting Estimator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.