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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
May. 03, 2019
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CA;
Lihong Zhang, St. John's, CA;
Seyedfakhreddin Nabavi, St. John's, CA;
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CA;
Abstract
Several types of piezoelectric MEMS vibration energy harvesters are described herein as well as methods of fabricating the vibration energy harvesters. The vibration energy harvesters generally comprise a serpentine structure having a central longitudinal axis; a piezoelectric film deposited on a surface of the serpentine structure; a central mass located at a mid-portion of the central longitudinal axis; two lateral masses positioned at opposing corners of the serpentine structure; anchor points at two other opposing corners of the serpentine structure; and upper and lower electrode layers. The energy harvesters have a 180 degree rotational symmetry about the central mass and when the serpentine structure experiences a strain, the piezoelectric film generates a voltage. The geometry of the energy harvesters allows for lower frequency and wider bandwidth operation as well as higher power density.