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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Koray Karakaya, Eindhoven, NL;
Dennis Hohlfeld, Veldhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Koray Karakaya, Eindhoven, NL;
Dennis Hohlfeld, Veldhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Stichting IMEC Nederland, Eindhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01); H01L 41/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Tunable vibration energy scavengers and methods of operating the same are disclosed. The disclosed energy scavengers comprise a beam with a main body, wherein the beam comprises at least one flap and means for changing a shape of the at least one flap, wherein the at least one flap is physically attached to the main body along a longitudinal side of the main body. The disclosed methods comprise tuning the shape of the at least one flap, thereby tuning the stiffness of the structure.