The Doubler of Electricity Used as Battery Charger

被引:60
作者
de Queiroz, Antonio Carlos M. [1 ]
Domingues, Marcelo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Elect Engn Program, COPPE, BR-21945970 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
关键词
Electrostatic devices; energy harvesting; generators; low-power circuits;
D O I
10.1109/TCSII.2011.2173963
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This brief describes several ways in which a variation of the electrostatic generator known as "doubler of electricity" or "Bennet's doubler" can be used as a practical micropower generator and a battery charger. The device has a structure that can be constructed as a microelectromechanical system device powered by ambient vibration. A simple battery charger that does not require any control circuit for operation is detailed, and the inherent instability of the device is exploited to allow greater power output, with experimental results presented.
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