Title :
Comb-drive variable capacitor design features for vibration energy generator
Author :
Blum, K.E. ; Ostertak, D.I.
Author_Institution :
SibIS LLC, Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract :
Comb-drive variable capacitor construction parameters influence on maximal-to-minimal capacitance is studied. Comb-drive variable capacitor construction with electrode overlap area change at different comb width and electrode thickness is modeled. The increase of maximal-to-minimal capacitance ratio has been observed when comb width was decreased and electrode thickness was increased without substantial modification of the variable capacitor dimension. The results obtained allows to enhance the efficiency of vibration energy generator by increasing their output power.
Keywords :
capacitors; electrodes; energy harvesting; vibrations; comb-drive variable capacitor design feature; electrode overlap area; energy harvesting; maximal-to-minimal capacitance ratio; variable capacitor; vibration energy generator efficiency enhancement; Comb-drive variable capacitor; alternative energy; energy generator; energy harvesting;
Conference_Titel :
Actual Problems of Electronics Instrument Engineering (APEIE), 2014 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Novosibirsk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6019-4
DOI :
10.1109/APEIE.2014.7040728