Gravitational potential difference → Electrical work

Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

D.19 × C.24 · Gravitational potential difference × Turbomachineryfamily: TurbomachineryD.19 × C.13 · Gravitational potential difference × Electrostatic (variable capacitance)family: Electrostatic (variable capacitance)

Steps

1. 01
   Gravitational potential difference —drives→ Tidal flowestablishedclaim record

   gravitational → kinetic

   • coastal geometry that funnels the tidal range into a current or a head

   liquid · bulk flow required

   refs [1]
2. 02
   Tidal flow —produces→ Bulk fluid flowestablishedclaim record

   kinetic → kinetic

   refs [1]
3. 03
   Bulk fluid flow —drives→ Flow-induced vibrationestablishedclaim record

   kinetic → mechanical · loss to thermal

   • a bluff or flexible body in the stream at a Reynolds number where vortex shedding locks to a structural mode

   bulk flow required

   refs [2]
4. 04
   Flow-induced vibration —produces→ Mechanical vibrationestablishedclaim record

   mechanical → mechanical

   refs [2]
5. 05
   Mechanical vibration —drives→ Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance)establishedclaim record

   mechanical → electrical · loss to thermal

   • a pre-charged or electret-biased variable capacitor whose plates the vibration moves

   solid · electric field or bias required

   refs [3] [2]
6. 06
   Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) —produces→ Charge carriersestablishedclaim record

   electrical → electrical

   refs [3] [2]
7. 07
   Charge carriers —converts into→ Electrical workestablishedclaim record

   electrical → electrical · loss to thermal

   • carriers driven through an external load at the potential difference the source maintains

   refs [4]

Evidence for the complete composition · 0

No source on record for this exact composition. The sources below support the individual steps, not the route as a whole.

Evidence for the constituent relations · 4

1. [1]
   S. L. Dixon, C. A. Hall. Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery (7th ed.) (2014)

   Butterworth-Heinemann · doi:10.1016/C2011-0-05059-7 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
2. [2]
   H. B. Radousky, H. Liang. Energy harvesting: an integrated view of materials, devices and applications (2012)

   Nanotechnology 23, 502001 · doi:10.1088/0957-4484/23/50/502001 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
3. [3]
   S. Roundy, P. K. Wright, J. Rabaey. A study of low level vibrations as a power source for wireless sensor nodes (2003)

   Computer Communications 26, 1131–1144 · doi:10.1016/S0140-3664(02)00248-7 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
4. [4]
   N. W. Ashcroft, N. D. Mermin. Solid State Physics (1976)

   Holt, Rinehart and Winston · book, no DOI · record