Title :
Energy Harvesting from PZT Pyroelectric Cells
Author :
Cuadras, A. ; Gasulla, M. ; Ghisla, A. ; Ferrari, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Electron. Eng., Catalonia Tech. Univ., Castelldefels
Abstract :
PZT pyroelectric elements were designed as thermal energy harvested sources, describing the best technological parameters to achieve large currents. It was demonstrated that currents followed the pyroelectric model for hot air heating. Large voltages were achieved in capacitor electrodes, what allowed charging and storaging energy in 1 muF capacitors. Moreover, it was also demonstrated cell parallel association to provide larger powers to a load
Keywords :
power supply circuits; pyroelectric detectors; thermoelectric conversion; 1 muF; PZT pyroelectric cells; capacitor electrodes; energy harvesting; hot air heating; pyroelectric model; pyroelectric sensor; Capacitance; Capacitors; Electric resistance; Electric variables measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Electrodes; Pyroelectricity; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature; Voltage; Pyroelectric sensor; energy harvesting;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2006. IMTC 2006. Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9359-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1091-5281
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2006.328193
