A study of implantable power haversting transducers

Bor-Shiun Lee; Po-Jen Shih; Jyun-Jhang He; Wen-Pin Shih; Wen-Jong Wu

doi:10.1117/12.715903

10 April 2007 A study of implantable power harvesting transducers

Bor-Shiun Lee, Po-Jen Shih, Jyun-Jhang He, Wen-Pin Shih, Wen-Jong Wu

Proceedings Volume 6530, Sensor Systems and Networks: Phenomena, Technology, and Applications for NDE and Health Monitoring 2007; 65300I (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.715903
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The power harvesting technologies for low-power electronic devices, such as wireless sensor networks and biomedical sensor applications, have received a growing attention in recent years. Of all possible energy sources such as mechanical vibrations, electromagnetic radiations and magnetic fields, the mechanical vibrations have been considered a promising choice for power harvesting in a wide variety of applications. This paper presents the development of two different piezoelectric MEMS generators to harvest energy at different vibration frequencies. For power harvesting at 1.5kHz vibration frequency, we present a generator comprising a silicon micro-cantilever with laminated PZT (lead zirconate titanate) material, and the interdigital electrode on the top of the PZT layer to transform mechanical strain energy into electrical charges by using the d₃₃ mode of PZT. The piezoelectric cantilever generator was tested with using a shaker as the external vibration source. For power harvesting at frequency higher than 20kHz, we present a piezoelectric disk-shaped generator which is packaged by cohesive gel. The power generation efficiency of the fabricated devices was characterized. For the application of the power to the implanted medical sensors, the piezoelectric MEMS generator is claimed to be a power receiver of an additional vibration sources. An experimental model was also developed to study the power transmission efficiency and the charge ability of the MEMS generator device. A feasibility study of the piezoelectric MEMS generator as a power receiver was performed and some testing results are presented.

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Bor-Shiun Lee, Po-Jen Shih, Jyun-Jhang He, Wen-Pin Shih, and Wen-Jong Wu "A study of implantable power harvesting transducers", Proc. SPIE 6530, Sensor Systems and Networks: Phenomena, Technology, and Applications for NDE and Health Monitoring 2007, 65300I (10 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.715903

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