TY - GEN
T1 - Thermal energy harvesting based on ferromagnetic shape memory alloy microactuation
AU - Gueltig, M.
AU - Haefner, B.
AU - Ohtsuka, M.
AU - Kohl, M.
PY - 2013/12/1
Y1 - 2013/12/1
N2 - This paper presents a new principle of harvesting thermal energy at small temperature differences based on bidirectional actuation of a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy (FSMA) cantilever. The thermally induced change of magnetization of the ferromagnetic cantilever tip is used to generate a current according to Faraday's law. The layout, fabrication and performance of a first demonstrator are shown operating at frequencies and amplitudes of 80 Hz and several hundred microns, respectively. For a pick-up coil of 1000 turns, the maximum current is about 10 μA corresponding to a power density of 0.8 μW/cm3.
AB - This paper presents a new principle of harvesting thermal energy at small temperature differences based on bidirectional actuation of a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy (FSMA) cantilever. The thermally induced change of magnetization of the ferromagnetic cantilever tip is used to generate a current according to Faraday's law. The layout, fabrication and performance of a first demonstrator are shown operating at frequencies and amplitudes of 80 Hz and several hundred microns, respectively. For a pick-up coil of 1000 turns, the maximum current is about 10 μA corresponding to a power density of 0.8 μW/cm3.
KW - Ferromagnetic shape memory alloy
KW - bi-directional actuation
KW - energy harvesting
KW - film
KW - magnetron sputtering
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U2 - 10.1109/Transducers.2013.6627388
DO - 10.1109/Transducers.2013.6627388
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84891697117
SN - 9781467359818
T3 - 2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013
SP - 2803
EP - 2806
BT - 2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII
T2 - 2013 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013
Y2 - 16 June 2013 through 20 June 2013
ER -