Abstract
This paper presents an out-of-plane electrostatic micro-power generator (MPG). Electret-based continuous MPGs with different gaps and masses are fabricated to demonstrate the merits of this topology. Experimental results of the MPG demonstrate output power of 1 mW for a base acceleration amplitude and frequency of 0.08 g and 86 Hz. The MPGs also demonstrate a wideband harvesting bandwidth reaching up to 9 Hz. A free-flight and an impact mode model of electrostatic MPGs are also derived and validated by comparison to experimental results.
| Original language | British English |
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| Article number | 877 |
| Journal | Sensors (Switzerland) |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 16 Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- Electrostatic
- Micro-power generators
- Out-of-plane
- Wideband