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Performance improvement of a micro thermomechanical generator by incorporating Galinstan (R) micro droplet arrays

Ravindran, S. K. T.
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Roulet, M.
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Huesgen, T.
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2012
Journal Of Micromechanics And Microengineering
11th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS)

In previous research we have demonstrated a micro thermomechanical pyroelectric generator (mu TMPG) as an alternative to thermoelectric generators to harvest ambient heat energy. In such a device, a thermal mass oscillates between a hot and a cold side by virtue of the bistability of its mechanical mount, thus generating a temporal thermal gradient over a pyroelectric material in between. The operational frequency as a major factor deciding the power output of the mu TMPG is in turn dependent on the thermal contact resistance (TCR) present at the mating regions of thermal mass, hot and cold sides. Hence, we have investigated the incorporation of an array of Galinstan droplets at the mating interfaces to reduce the TCR. These arrays are fabricated by selective deposition of Galinstan on a laser-micromachined silicon substrate. After incorporating such an array the operational frequency of the mu TMPG increases by at least 50%.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1088/0960-1317/22/9/094002
Web of Science ID

WOS:000308210600003

Author(s)
Ravindran, S. K. T.
Roulet, M.
Huesgen, T.
Kroener, M.
Woias, P.
Date Issued

2012

Publisher

Iop Publishing Ltd

Publisher place

Bristol

Published in
Journal Of Micromechanics And Microengineering
Total of pages

6

Volume

22

Issue

9

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Event nameEvent placeEvent date
11th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS)

Seoul, SOUTH KOREA

NOV 15-18, 2011

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February 27, 2013
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