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Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2019
Applicants:

The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;

Saginomiya Seisakusho, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Toshiyoshi, Tokyo, JP;

Hisayuki Ashizawa, Sayama, JP;

Masahiro Morita, Sayama, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 1/08 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 1/08 (2013.01); B81B 3/0086 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0163 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vibration-driven energy harvesting element that outputs an alternating current power from an output line, due to vibration from outside includes: an intermediate electrode that is not connected to the output line; a plurality of electret electrodes, each electret electrode being arranged to face the intermediate electrode and having an electret on at least a part of a surface of the electret electrode on a side facing the intermediate electrode; a holding unit that holds the intermediate electrode and the plurality of electret electrodes such that the intermediate electrode and the plurality of electret electrodes can vibrate with respect to each other; and a charge injector that injects a charge having characteristics opposite to a charge of the electrets formed in the surfaces of the plurality of electret electrodes, to the intermediate electrode.


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