On the Design of a Thermo-Magnetically Activated Piezoelectric Micro-Energy Generator: Working Principle

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 22; no. 4; p. 1610
• Main Authors: Rendon-Hernandez, Adrian A, Basrour, Skandar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.02.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Alloys; Analysis; Commutation; Conversion; Design optimization; Electric generators; Electric power; Electricity; energy harvesting; Engineering Sciences; Ferromagnetic materials; Force and energy; Magnetism; Micro and nanotechnologies; Microelectronics; miniaturization; Numerical models; piezoelectricity; Temperature; Temperature dependence; thermo-magnetization; time-varying temperature; France; energy harvesting; miniaturization; thermo-magnetization; piezoelectricity; time-varying temperature

This paper deals with a new design of a thermo-magnetically activated piezoelectric generator. This proposed generator exploits the temperature-dependent magnetization of a ferromagnetic material, which is exposed to temporary change of temperature cycles. To promote a better understanding of the op...