Electrostatic vibrational energy harvesting using a variation of Bennet's doubler
- 1 August 2010
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Abstract
A capacitive electrostatic generator with a structure suitable for a vibrational energy harvester is described. The device is a variation of the classical “doubler of electricity”. The device has only one moving part, only diodes as electronic components, and can generate any voltage, limited only by a nonlinear loading device. A simple version suitable for recharging a battery is discussed, and the results of a practical demonstration implementation are shown.Keywords
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