Electrostatic energy harvester
Abstract
An electrostatic energy harvester broadly comprises an electrical energy storage component, an electrical energy transfer stage, first and second variable capacitors, and a switching control module. The electrical energy transfer stage includes diode-connected transistors and dictates electrical energy transfer between the electrical energy storage component and the variable capacitors. The switching control module timely switches between the first and second variable capacitors according to a state machine. Subsequent electrical energy investments from the electrical energy storage component are less than an initial electrical energy investment due to remnant electrical energy remaining at the previously active one of the first and second variable capacitors from previous electrical energy harvesting.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1925081
- Patent Number(s):
- 11437931
- Application Number:
- 16/889,882
- Assignee:
- Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02N - ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0002839
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 06/02/2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Wilson, Amy Charlene. Electrostatic energy harvester. United States: N. p., 2022.
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Wilson, Amy Charlene. Electrostatic energy harvester. United States.
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"Electrostatic energy harvester". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1925081.
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abstractNote = {An electrostatic energy harvester broadly comprises an electrical energy storage component, an electrical energy transfer stage, first and second variable capacitors, and a switching control module. The electrical energy transfer stage includes diode-connected transistors and dictates electrical energy transfer between the electrical energy storage component and the variable capacitors. The switching control module timely switches between the first and second variable capacitors according to a state machine. Subsequent electrical energy investments from the electrical energy storage component are less than an initial electrical energy investment due to remnant electrical energy remaining at the previously active one of the first and second variable capacitors from previous electrical energy harvesting.},
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year = {2022},
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