Research interest in the development of real‐time monitoring of personal health indicators using wearable electrocardiographic systems has intensified in recent years. New advanced thermoelectrics are potentially a key enabling technology that can be used to transform human body heat into power for use in wearable electrographic monitoring devices. This work provides a systematic review of the potential application of thermoelectric generators for use as power sources in wearable electrocardiographic monitoring systems. New strategies on miniaturized rigid thermoelectric modules combined with batteries or supercapacitors can provide adequate power supply for wearable electrocardiographic systems. Flexible thermoelectric generators can also support wearable electrocardiographic systems directly when a heat sink is incorporated into the design in order to enlarge and stabilize the temperature gradient. Recent advances in enhancing the performance of novel fiber/fabric based flexible thermoelectrics has opened up an exciting direction for the development of wearable electrocardiographic systems.

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热电发电机：可穿戴心电图系统的替代电源

近年来，人们对使用可穿戴心电图系统实时监测个人健康指标的研究兴趣不断增强。新的先进热电材料可能是一种关键的使能技术，可用于将人体热量转化为电力，用于可穿戴电图监测设备。这项工作对热电发电机在可穿戴心电图监测系统中用作电源的潜在应用进行了系统回顾。小型化刚性热电模块与电池或超级电容器相结合的新策略可以为可穿戴心电图系统提供充足的电源。当设计中加入散热器以扩大和稳定温度梯度时，柔性热电发生器还可以直接支持可穿戴心电图系统。最近在增强基于新型纤维/织物的柔性热电材料性能方面取得的进展，为可穿戴心电图系统的开发开辟了一个令人兴奋的方向。