EP 2609317 A1 20130703 - MICROMECHANICAL PYROELECTRIC GENERATOR
Title (en)
MICROMECHANICAL PYROELECTRIC GENERATOR
Title (de)
MIKROMECHANISCHER PYROELEKTRISCHER GENERATOR
Title (fr)
GÉNÉRATEUR PYROÉLECTRIQUE MICROMÉCANIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 2010005279 W 20100827
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012025137A1] The present invention relates to a micromechanical power generator which can be applied in a wide range of applications and, in particular, in the field of energy harvesting. The power generator comprises of a micro heat engine arranged between two reservoirs having different temperatures, the said micro heat engine being operable to move a transducing member between a first position where it is in thermal contact with the first reservoir and a second position where it is in thermal contact with the second reservoir, thereby transforming the spatial temperature difference between the two reservoirs into a temporal temperature variation. According to the present invention, the said transducer member is thermally coupled to a pyroelectric member for transforming the said temporal temperature variation into electric power.
IPC 8 full level
F02G 1/043 (2006.01); H01L 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H10N 15/10 (2023.02)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2012025137A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2010005279 W 20100827; EP 10752307 A 20100827