• 센서학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2010

This paper describes the fabrication and characteristics of AlN piezoelectric MPG(micro power generator). The micro energy harvester was fabricated to convert ambient vibration energy to electrical power as a AlN piezoelectric cantilever with Si proof-mass. To be compatible with CMOS process, AlN thin film was grown at low temperature by RF magnetron sputtering and micro power generators were fabricated by MEMS technologies. X-ray diffraction pattern proved that the grown AlN film had highly(002) orientation with low value of FWHM(full width at the half maximum, $\theta=0.276^{\circ}$) in the rocking curve around(002) reflections. The implemented harvester showed the $198.5\;{\mu}m$ highest membrane displacement and generated 6.4 nW of electrical power to $80\;k{\Omega}$ resistive load with $22.6\;mV_{rms}$ voltage from 1.0 G acceleration at its resonant frequency of 389 Hz. From these results, the AlN piezoelectric MPG will be possible to suitable with the batch process and confirm the possibility for power supply in portable, mobile and wearable microsystems.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1503-1507
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• 2004

New synthetic methodology of the saturated and unsaturated Er(III)-chelated prototype complexes based on benzoate and pentafluorobenzoate ligands was developed through ligand-exchange reaction. The saturated 8-coordinated Er(III) complexes exhibit stronger near-IR emission than those of the unsaturated 6-coordinated Er(III) complexes, obtained from the direct photoexcitation of Er ions with 488 nm. Three $H_2O$ molecules coordinated in the unsaturated 6-coordinated complexes seriously quenched the near IR emission by the harmonic vibration relaxation decay of O-H bonds. Also, the stronger emission of the Er(III) complexes was obtained by the indirect photoexcitation of ligands than by the direct photoexcitation of the Er(III) ions, due to the energy transfer between the excited ligand and the erbium ion. Furthermore, the saturated Er(III)-chelated complex with C-F bonds shows much stronger near IR emission than that of the saturated Er(III)-chelated complex with C-H bonds. It is attributed to the influence of C-F bonds on near IR emission.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.867-872
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• 2010

자연계에 존재하지만 사용되지 못 하고 버려지는 에너지를 효과적으로 채집하여 배터리를 충전하거나 전기 장치에 전기 에너지를 공급하는 에너지 하베스팅에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 압전재료는 물체의 움직임이나 진동으로부터 에너지를 채집하는 주요한 재료로 널리 연구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 PZT 압전 특성을 개량하고자 압전-복합재료 발전소자(Piezo-Composite Generating Element, 이하 PCGE)를 도입하여 성능 예측모델을 제안하고 이를 실험적으로 검증하였다. PCGE는 탄소/에폭시, PZT, 유리/에폭시 층으로 구성된다. 제작 과정에서 적층된 PCGE는 오토클레이브 안에서 $177^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 성형되는데, 이때 PCGE 내부에 초기잔류응력이 발생하게 되어 압전재료의 성능이 변화하게 된다. 세 종류의 PCGE를 제작한 후 에너지 채집 실험을 수행하여 제안된 성능 예측모델의 타당성과 기계적 진동을 전기적 에너지로 변환되는 성능을 검증하였다. 실험 결과 이론적인 성능 예측모델이 실험 결과와 잘 일치함을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2015년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.484-487
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 진동에너지와 빛에너지를 이용한 MPPT 기능을 갖는 이중 입력 충전기 회로를 제안한다. 빛에너지는 photovoltaic cell로부터 수확하고, 진동에너지는 piezoelectric cell로부터 수확하여 각각 커패시터에 저장된다. Charger 블록에 의해 배터리 전압이 승압되며 이때 두 가지 에너지원이 모두 입력으로 사용되어 충전하게 된다. 승압하는 방법은 DC-DC boost converter를 사용하였으며 시간 구간에 따라 하나의 인덕터를 공유하는 방법을 적용하였고, 진동에너지와 빛에너지를 입력으로 사용하는 비율은 8:1로 설계하였다. 제안된 회로는 0.35um CMOS 공정으로 설계하였고 배터리 관리블록에 의해 배터리 커패시터의 충전 상태가 제어되며 최대 3V의 전압까지 충전할 수 있다. 설계된 회로의 최대 효율은 88.56%이며, 칩 면적은 패드를 포함하여 $1230um{\times}1330um$이다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.483-490
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• 2015

This paper presents a proof-of-concept of a wheel-based magnetostrictive energy harvester (EH), which is a vibration-based EH. Coil-wound Galfenol cantilevers with two permanent magnets (PMs) act EH, while rotating wheels provide a forced vibration to EH. Four different cantilevers are designed and simulated for various end deflection. As expected from the simulation, the cantilever end deflection with triple cavity is the most. Three experiments are conducted to characterize the EH: the first with a magnetostrictive actuator, the second with a motor-driven wheel, and the third with the dummy weights. From the first experiment, the power reaches about 50 mV due to the relatively small displacement of the magnetostrictive actuator. From the second experiment, the power reaches about 120 mW. The power from the Galfenol cantilever is estimated to be about 60% of the total power from the wheel-based magnetostrictive EH.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.393-399
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• 2020

In this paper, the design method and experimental validation for the two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) electromagnetic energy harvester are presented. The harvester consists of the rigid body suspended by four tension springs and electromagnetic transducers. Once the two resonant frequencies and the mass properties are specified, both the constant and the positions for the springs can be determined in the closed form. The designed harvester can locate two resonant peaks close to each other and forms the extended frequency bandwidth for power harvesting. Halbach magnet array is also introduced to enhance the output power. In the experiment, two resonant frequencies are measured at 34.9 and 37.6 Hz and the frequency bandwidth improves to 5 Hz at the voltage level of 207.9 mV. The normalized peak power of 4.587 mW/G² is obtained at the optimal load resistor of 367 Ω.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.360-365
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• 2009

On this paper, piezoelectric generators using piezoelectric ceramics were designed and fabricated. Generators were made by attaching cymbal type metal plates on upper and bottom sides of a disc type piezoelectric ceramic. Generator converts wasting mechanical energy to electrical energy. Output voltage was increased when thickness of ceramic and displacement of vibration were increased. Temperature of the ceramic was increased when it generates, but the temperature rising was saturated at certain temperature.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.21
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• pp.169-170
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• 2008

On this paper, piezoelectric generators using piezoelectric ceramics were designed and fabricated. Generators were made by attaching cymbal type metal plates on upper and bottom sides of a disc type piezoelectric ceramic. Generator converts wasting mechanical energy to electrical energy. Output voltage was increased when thickness of ceramic and displacement of vibration were increased. Temperature of the ceramic was increased when it generates, but the temperature rising was saturated at certain temperature.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.9
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• pp.315-316
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• 2008

On this paper, piezoelectric generators using piezoelectric ceramics were designed and fabricated. Generators were made by attaching cymbal type metal plates on upper and bottom sides of a disc type piezoelectric ceramic. Generator converts wasting mechanical energy to electrical energy. Output voltage was increased when thickness of ceramic and displacement of vibration were increased. Temperature of the ceramic was increased when it generates, but the temperature rising was saturated at certain temperature.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1071-1076
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• 2008

This paper presents the self power generation from vibration using the piezoelectric bimorph actuator. The piezoelectric bimorph actuator was well developed with PZT-PNN-Fe piezoelectric ceramics. As the applied voltage was increased, a linear change of displacement was obtained with a relatively high ratio of 12.53 um/V for the bimorph actuator. Moreover, when the motor's rotational speed was 2000 rpm, the bimorph actuator, which has a resonance frequency of 68 Hz, exhibited the most efficient generation voltage of 10.4 V. This bimorph actuator could make the LED, emitting 60 mW, working successfully. Therefore, it is anticipated that the bimorph actuator will be useful as a power source for the next-generation electronic devices.