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An Electromagnetic Micro Power Generator Based on Mechanical Frequency Up-Conversion

Vida Pashaei and Manouchehr Bahrami
University of Tabriz/Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract—This paper presents a novel inertial electromagnetic micro power generator. The proposed generator utilizes mechanical frequency up-conversion technique to improve the level of power generated in low environmental frequencies in order to make device more efficient. Power transduction is done by means of electromagnetic induction. The generator’s structure consists of two main parts; first part contains of a planar spring with two magnets and a mechanical barrier placed between magnets to up-convert external frequency, and second part is made from four cantilever beams with copper coil deposited on them. The simulation results show 67.4mV and 46.6μW RMS voltage and average power respectively from a single beam by up-converting 75Hz external frequency to 5.9kHz. The total power density gained from four beams is 145.6μW/cm3 with device internal volume of 0.64cm3.

Index Terms—electromagnetic power generation, energy harvesting, frequency up-conversion, inertial, power density

Cite: Vida Pashaei and Manouchehr Bahrami, "An Electromagnetic Micro Power Generator Based on Mechanical Frequency Up-Conversion," International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 67-71, December 2013. doi: 10.12720/ijmse.1.2.67-71

General Information

ISSN: 2315-4527 (Print)
Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Mater. Sci. Eng.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Muhammad Yahaya
DOI: 10.17706/ijmse
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E-mail: ijmse@iap.org