MEMS-based micro-scale wind turbines as energy harvesters of the convective airflows in microelectronic circuits

J. Varona, R. De Fazio, R. Velázquez, N. I. Giannoccaro, M. Carrasco, P. Visconti

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As an alternative to conventional batteries and other energy scavenging techniques, this paper introduces the idea of using micro-turbines to extract energy from wind forces at the microscale level and to supply power to battery-less microsystems. Fundamental research efforts on the design, fabrication, and test of micro-turbines with blade lengths of just 160 μm are presented in this paper along with analytical models and preliminary experimental results. The proof-of-concept prototypes presented herein were fabricated using a standard polysilicon surface micro-machining silicon technology (PolyMUMPs) and could effectively transform the kinetic energy of the available wind into a torque that might drive an electric generator or directly power supply a micro-mechanical system. Since conventional batteries do not scale-down well to the microscale, wind micro-turbines have the potential for becoming a practical alternative power source for microsystems, as well as for extending the operating range of devices running on batteries.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)1213-1225
Número de páginas13
PublicaciónInternational Journal of Renewable Energy Research
Volumen10
N.º3
EstadoPublicada - 2020
Publicado de forma externa

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