• DocumentCode
    240097
  • Title

    Multistage electrostatic energy harvester without startup battery

  • Author

    Yin Li ; Misra, Mano ; Gregori, Stefano

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    4-7 May 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper reports about multistage electrostatic energy harvesters that are based on mechanically-variable capacitors and do not require startup batteries. Analytic models of single-stage and multistage energy harvesters are presented to reveal the design trade-offs useful for increasing harvested power and conversion efficiency. Simulation results using real switching elements are in good agreement with the models.
  • Keywords
    energy harvesting; mechanically-variable capacitors; multistage electrostatic energy harvester; switching elements; Batteries; Capacitance; Capacitors; Electrostatics; Integrated circuit modeling; Power generation; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2014 IEEE 27th Canadian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Toronto, ON
  • ISSN
    0840-7789
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3099-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CCECE.2014.6901025
  • Filename
    6901025
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=240097