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US 9,444,031 B2Granted
Energy harvester using mass and mobile device including the energy harvester
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-jun Park, Jin S. Heo
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Abstract
Provided are an energy harvester using a mass, and a mobile device including the energy harvester. The mobile device includes an energy harvester connected to a mobile device body to generate electric energy. The energy harvester includes an energy generator configured to generate electric energy by using a mechanical force applied by a movement of the mobile device body.
Claims18
An energy harvester comprising:
- a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, wherein one of the first substrate and the second substrate is configured to be connected to a mass;
- a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode disposed on the second substrate;
- and
- an energy generator provided between the first electrode and the second electrode;
- wherein the energy generator generates electric energy upon a relative movement between the first substrate and the second substrate caused by a movement of the mass,
- wherein the energy generator comprises a triboelectric generator,
- wherein the triboelectric generator comprises:
- a first triboelectric layer provided on the first electrode and comprising one of a first dielectric and a metal;
- and
- a second triboelectric layer provided on the second electrode and comprising a second dielectric that is different from the first dielectric.
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A mobile device comprising:
- a mobile device body;
- and
- an energy harvester connected to the mobile device body, wherein the energy harvester generates electric energy based on a movement of the mobile device body,
- wherein the energy harvester comprises:
- a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, wherein one of the first substrate and the second substrate is connected to the mobile device body;
- a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate;
- and
- an energy generator provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the energy generator generates electric energy upon a relative movement between the first substrate and the second substrate caused by a movement of the mobile device body,
- wherein the energy generator comprises a triboelectric generator, wherein the triboelectric generator comprises:
- a first triboelectric layer provided on the first electrode and comprising one of a first dielectric and a metal;
- and
- a second triboelectric layer provided on the second electrode and comprising a second dielectric that is different from the first dielectric.
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A mobile device comprising:
- a mobile device body;
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- a plurality of energy harvesters connected to each other, wherein at least one of the energy harvesters is connected to the mobile device body and generates electric energy based on a movement of the mobile device body,
- wherein the at least one energy harvester comprises:
- a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, wherein one of the first substrate and the second substrate is connected to the mobile device body;
- a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate;
- and
- an energy generator provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the energy generator generates electric energy upon a relative movement between the first substrate and the second substrate caused by a movement of the mobile device body,
- wherein the at least one energy generator comprises a triboelectric generator, wherein the triboelectric generator comprises:
- a first triboelectric layer provided on the first electrode and comprising one of a first dielectric and a metal;
- and
- a second triboelectric layer provided on the second electrode and comprising a second dielectric that is different from the first dielectric.
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