• DocumentCode
    1769122
  • Title

    Batteryless electrostatic energy harvester and control system

  • Author

    de Queiroz, A.C.M. ; Silva de Souza, Mayli

  • Author_Institution
    COPPE/EP - Electr. Eng. Program, Fed. Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    1-5 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1977
  • Lastpage
    1980
  • Abstract
    This work shows how an electrostatic energy harvester based on a “doubler of electricity” can be used as energy source for low-power applications, without the need of a battery, and describes a suitable control system for it. The fact that the generator can be made to start from very small initial charge, which can be provided by electrical noise or external interference, is used to eliminate the need of a battery.
  • Keywords
    electrostatic generators; energy harvesting; energy resources; noise; batteryless electrostatic energy harvester; control system; doubler of electricity; electrical noise; electrostatic generator; energy source; external interference; Capacitance; Capacitors; Control systems; Electrostatics; Generators; Voltage control; Voltage measurement; electrostatic generator; energy harvesting; low-ower circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2014 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne VIC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3431-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2014.6865550
  • Filename
    6865550