Aging characteristics of electret used in a vibration-based electrostatic induction energy harvester

Y. Wada, Y. Hamate, S. Nagasawa, Hiroki Kuwano

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigated charge stability of electrets made of 10 dielectric materials to examine what material properties are important factor for the stability. Since long lifetime is preferable for electrets energy harvester, charge stability of electret is one of the most important issue in performance optimization. Stability test revealed that water absorption of the dielectrics seems to affect charge stability. Effect of charge stability on output power of energy harvester was also investigated using rotational energy harvester. Using two dielectric materials as electret, output power measured at 0 hour and 44 hours later from charging confirmed that charge stability of electret significantly affect lifetime of energy harvester.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
Pages2626-2629
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Sept 1
Event2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11 - Beijing, China
Duration: 2011 Jun 52011 Jun 9

Publication series

Name2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11

Other

Other2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period11/6/511/6/9

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Electret
  • Rotating harvester

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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