DocumentCode
1818150
Title
Investigations on energy scavenging methods using MEMS devices
Author
Pasquale, G. De ; Somà, A.
Author_Institution
Mech. Dept., Politec. di Torino, Torino
Volume
1
fYear
2008
fDate
13-15 Oct. 2008
Firstpage
163
Lastpage
166
Abstract
This work is focused on the design approach to MEMS devices for the energy scavenge; two conversion strategies from vibrations to voltage are considered: electrostatic capacitive and piezoelectric. Main analytical relations for capacitive structures are derived and used for a quantitative estimation of the power scavenged with respect to the operation frequency and to eventual applications.
Keywords
electrostatics; energy harvesting; micromechanical devices; piezoelectricity; MEMS devices; conversion strategies; electrostatic capacitive; energy scavenging methods; piezoelectric; quantitative estimation; vibrations to voltage; Capacitive sensors; Capacitors; Electrostatics; Energy conversion; Mechanical sensors; Microelectromechanical devices; Micromechanical devices; Resonance; Vibrations; Voltage; electrostatics; energy harvesting; energy scavenging; piezoelectricity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Conference, 2008. CAS 2008. International
Conference_Location
Sinaia
ISSN
1545-827X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2004-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SMICND.2008.4703357
Filename
4703357
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