Optimization of an Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting Device

C.R. Saha, T. O'Donnell, H. Loder, S. Beeby, J. Tudor
2006 IEEE transactions on magnetics  
This paper presents the modeling and optimization of an electromagnetic-based generator for generating power from ambient vibrations. Basic equations describing such generators are presented and the conditions for maximum power generation are described. Two-centimeter scale prototype generators, which consist of magnets suspended on a beam vibrating relative to a coil, have been built and tested. The measured power and modeled results are compared. It is shown that the experimental results confirm the optimization theory.
doi:10.1109/tmag.2006.879447 fatcat:xmyllkr3szfsvgniwhp5epads4