Enhanced performance of a rotary energy harvester with bipolar charged electrets

Binqiao Wang, Yixin Chen, Kai Tao, Jin Wu, Lihua Tang, Honglong Chang

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Abstract

Rotary motion as a common type of kinetic energy is ubiquitously existed in our daily life. This paper presents an electret-based energy harvester that is capable of transforming rotary motion energy to electrical energy by electrostatic induction mechanism. Inspired by the conventional hydropower electromagnetic generator which contains bipolar magnets, we introduce both positive and negative charged electrets into single rotational energy conversion system. Compared to the conventional disk-shaped rotary harvester that only makes use of single-charged electret, the proposed bipolar electrets can achieve much higher output performance. Localized corona charging process with shadow masks is employed to pattern the predefined area with opposite types of charges. Both numerical calculation and experimental study are conducted to investigate the energy conversion principle and verify the superiority of the bipolar charged electrets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIM 2018 - IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages370-374
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781538618547
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Aug 2018
Event2018 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2018 - Auckland, New Zealand
Duration: 9 Jul 201812 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameIEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM
Volume2018-July

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2018
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Period9/07/1812/07/18

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