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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Inventors:
Stéphane Monfray, Eybens, FR;
Thomas Skotnicki, Crolles-Monfort, FR;
Christophe Maitre, Barraux, FR;
Onoriu Puscasu, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/04 (2006.01); H01L 41/22 (2013.01); H02N 99/00 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01); H01L 41/31 (2013.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/18 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); H01L 41/31 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract
An energy harvester including first and second sheets; and a plurality of walls, each wall being sandwiched between the first and second sheets and surrounding a cavity, wherein each cavity houses at least one curved plate adapted to change from a first shape to a second shape when its temperature reaches a first threshold and to return to the first shape when its temperature falls to a second threshold lower than said first threshold.