DocumentCode
3318020
Title
Analysis of the operation of a regenerative electrostatic energy harvester
Author
de Queiroz, Antonio Carlos M.
Author_Institution
COPPE/EP - Electr. Eng. Program, Fed. Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fYear
2015
fDate
24-27 May 2015
Firstpage
1074
Lastpage
1077
Abstract
The operation of an electrostatic energy harvester based on the electrostatic generator known as “Bennet´s doubler,” is analyzed in detail, with the objective of finding the relations of the capacitance values, frequency of operation, and other parameters, with the resulting waveforms and the harvested power when the device is used in conjunction with a DC/DC converter. The results are compared with simulations, and are verified with a macroscopic physical prototype with parameters similar to a microelectromechanical version.
Keywords
DC-DC power convertors; electrostatic generators; energy harvesting; Bennet´s doubler; DC-DC converter; capacitance values; electrostatic generator; macroscopic physical prototype; microelectromechanical version; operation frequency; regenerative electrostatic energy harvester; Capacitance; Capacitors; Circuits and systems; Discharges (electric); Electrostatics; Generators; Mathematical model; electrostatic generator; energy harvesting; low-power circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Lisbon
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISCAS.2015.7168823
Filename
7168823
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