Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance)
Moving the plates of a charged capacitor against the electrostatic force changes its capacitance and pushes charge through the load. Needs a pre-charge or an electret.
Atlas record: 4 claims reference this phenomenon — 3 established and 1 demonstrated.
Explorerelations · matrix context · routes · sources · cite
Relations
- a pre-charged or electret-biased variable capacitor whose plates the vibration moves
Matrix context
D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.
Enumerated routes through this · 10
- Electrostatic (electret) vibration harvester3/3 est · demonstrated
- Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work6/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Temperature gradient → Thermo-osmosis → Fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Temperature gradient → Thermomagnetic convection → Fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Surface energy difference → Marangoni effect → Fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Surface energy difference → Marangoni effect → Fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work6/7 est · unresolved handoff
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
Cited sources · 2
- [1]S. Roundy, P. K. Wright, J. Rabaey. A study of low level vibrations as a power source for wireless sensor nodes (2003)
- [2]H. B. Radousky, H. Liang. Energy harvesting: an integrated view of materials, devices and applications (2012)
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