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UNSPECIFIED (2003) Investigation of a resonance microgenerator. JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING, 13 (2). pp. 209-216.
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Microgenerators that could extract energy from the environment would be very attractive for powering some types of microsystems. One approach uses a mechanical resonant element to transfer seismic vibrations into useful motion. A novel configuration for an electromagnetic microgenerator and an electrostatic microgenerator has been modelled and confirmed by experiments at a small macroscopic scale. This design allows the possibility of a 'stacked' array to increase the output. However it is concluded, as with other studies, that few applications are plausible with the outputs that can be achieved. A power output of 6 nW is predicted for a typical single-element electromagnetic microgenerator but at a very low voltage. The electrostatic form delivers more useful voltage but, at the small scale, its reactive impedance is much too high for useful power delivery.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering T Technology T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING | ||||
| Publisher: | IOP PUBLISHING LTD | ||||
| ISSN: | 0960-1317 | ||||
| Official Date: | March 2003 | ||||
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| Volume: | 13 | ||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 209-216 | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
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