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Electrostatic (electret) vibration harvester

Mechanical vibrationElectrostatic induction (variable capacitance)Charge carriersElectrical work

A MEMS variable capacitor with an electret bias.

Epistemic state of the route

known constituent relations
3 / 3 established or replicated · weakest constituent established
constituent maturity floor
K4 · experimentally observed
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Electrostatic (electret) vibration harvester · demonstrated
composition maturity
K6 · working transducer — Electrostatic (electret) harvester
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this route is the recorded pathway Electrostatic (electret) vibration harvester
route-level evidence
1 source for the complete composition · 3 cited by the constituent steps
boundaries and interfaces
BOUNDARY compatible · no region transition

Explorematrix context · physics checks · steps · route evidence · constituent evidence · cite

Matrix context

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

D.09 × C.13 · Mechanical vibration × Electrostatic (variable capacitance)family: Electrostatic (variable capacitance)

Steps

  1. 01
    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 [1] [2]
  2. 02
    Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) —produces→ Charge carriersestablishedclaim record
    electrical → electrical
    refs [1] [2]
  3. 03
    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 [3]

Evidence for the complete composition · 1

  1. [1]
    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

Evidence for the constituent relations · 3

  1. [1]
    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
  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]
    N. W. Ashcroft, N. D. Mermin. Solid State Physics (1976)
    Holt, Rinehart and Winston · book, no DOI · record

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