A wrist-worn rotational energy harvester utilizing magnetically plucked {001} oriented bimorph PZT thin-film beams

Tiancheng Xue, Hong Goo Yeo, Susan Trolier-Mckinstry, Shad Roundy

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Abstract

A wrist-worn eccentric rotor-based energy harvester utilizing multiple magnetically plucked flower petal-shaped bimorph lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin-film beams was designed and fabricated. The bimorph beams were formed by depositing {001} oriented PZT films up to 5.4 μm in thickness on both sides of a 50 μm thick nickel foil. The prototype was characterized with an analytical system-level model and a bench-top swing-arm test set-up. The prototype can achieve approximately 40 μW power output from a bench-top pseudo walking motion input. Further simulation suggests that improvement can be made by growing thicker PZT layers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages375-378
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538627310
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 26 2017
Event19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: Jun 18 2017Jun 22 2017

Publication series

NameTRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Other

Other19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period6/18/176/22/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemical Health and Safety
  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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