Authors: Christophe Serre Alejandro PérezRodríguez Nuria Fondevilla Joan Ramon Morante Josep Montserrat Jaume Esteve
Publish Date: 2007/02/13
Volume: 13, Issue: 11-12, Pages: 1655-1661
Abstract
In this work we present the design and optimization of an electromagnetic inertial microgenerator for energy scavenging applications compatible with Si technology It consists of a fixed micromachined coil and a movable magnet inertial mass mounted on a resonant structure Kapton® membrane The modeling of the device based on a velocity damped resonator has allowed to make a quantitative analysis of the capabilities of this simple device structure for the development of power generators for autonomous microsystem applications The characterization of a first not optimized prototype has allowed the validation of the model which is then used as a roadmap for a number of optimizations for the final device design For this design the model developed shows the possibility to achieve power levels up to hundreds of μW’s with voltage levels compatible with the requirements of standard rectifying circuits
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