An electromagnetic micro power generator for wideband environmental vibrations

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2008-07-01

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Sari, Ibrahim
Balkan, Raif Tuna
Külah, Haluk

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This paper presents a wideband electromagnetic vibration-to-electrical micro power generator. The micro generator is capable of generating steady power over a predetermined frequency range. Power is generated by means of the relative motion between a magnet and coils fabricated over resonating cantilevers through electromagnetic induction. The reported generator covers a wide band of external vibration frequency by implementing a number of serially connected cantilevers in different lengths resulting in an array of cantilevers with varying natural frequencies. The device generates 0.4 mu W of continuous power with 10 mV voltage in an external vibration frequency range of 4.2-5 kHz, covering a band of 800 Hz.

Subject Keywords

Micro Power Generation, Electromagnetic Power Generation, Energy Scavenging, Energy Harvesting, Frequency Sweeper

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/42565

Journal

SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2007.11.021

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Article

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I. Sari, R. T. Balkan, and H. Külah, “An electromagnetic micro power generator for wideband environmental vibrations,” SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, pp. 405–413, 2008, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/42565.