DocumentCode :
627090
Title :
Nonlinear effects in electrostatic vibration energy harvesters: Current progress and perspectives
Author :
Galayko, Dimitri ; Blokhina, Elena
Author_Institution :
UPMC Sorbonne Univ., Paris, France
fYear :
2013
fDate :
19-23 May 2013
Firstpage :
2719
Lastpage :
2722
Abstract :
In this review paper, we discuss the principles of electrostatic (capacitive) vibration energy harvesters and nonlinear techniques that can be applied to improve the performance of harvesters. Electrostatic vibration energy harvesters are devices that contain mechanical resonators driven by ambient vibrations and coupled with conditioning electronic circuits through a capacitive transducer. While the devices can be fabricated using MEMS technology and miniaturised, internal and external nonlinearity and complexity can lead to irregular behavior and impede the analysis of the devices. In this review we give an overview of the capacitive conversion mechanisms, discuss the basic triangular energy conversion cycle in detail and survey the nonlinear techniques that can be employed in these systems.
Keywords :
capacitive sensors; electrostatic devices; energy harvesting; microfabrication; microsensors; MEMS technology; capacitive transducer; electrostatic vibration energy harvesters; external nonlinearity; internal nonlinearity; mechanical resonators; nonlinear effects; Electrostatics; Energy conversion; Energy harvesting; Oscillators; Resonant frequency; Transducers; Vibrations;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2013 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
ISSN :
0271-4302
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5760-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2013.6572440
Filename :
6572440
Link To Document :
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