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1. Mechanical energy recovery. Electrostatic structures
1.1 Energy recovery objectives for microsystems
MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) are micro-systems developed by the micro-electronics industry, made up of mechanical and electronic components that act as sensors (pressure, acceleration, mass, etc.) or actuators (motors, etc.). They are already in use in many fields, including telecommunications, medicine, automotive, aeronautics and biology.
Thanks to microsystems and the reduction in size of elementary functions, it is now possible to imagine complete, intelligent systems capable of retrieving information (acceleration, pressure, etc.), processing it and transmitting it. These microsystems, commonly known as smart dusts, can then become the building blocks of wireless sensor networks
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Mechanical energy recovery. Electrostatic structures
Principle of mechanical energy recovery using electrostatic systems
Bibliography
Websites
EHG - Energy Harvesting Group http://www.linkedin.com
Energy Harvesting and MicroPower http://www.linkedin.com
Events
PowerMEMS Conference http://www.powermems.org
MEMS Conference http://ieeemems.org
International Symposium on Electrets
Patents
Method and device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy FR2896635.
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Sanyo (energy recovery structures) http://www.sanyo.com
Omron (energy recovery structures) http://www.omron.com
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