MEMS Capacitive Plates with Large Tunable Dynamic Range for Voltage Conversion and Power Harvesting

该项目将开发新型的基于MEMS的电容板，具有大的可调动态范围，用于功率收集和电压转换。该器件的独特之处在于，它采用了创新的多腔体设计，以优化功率收集和升压转换效率，并以电镀镍作为主要结构材料。其目标是在小型、轻量、低成本和免维护的能源中提供显著改进的性能。这项工作的影响包括新的基础科学，为飞机和桥梁的便携式无线传感器系统铺平了道路，用最先进的技术教育学生，并提高美国的竞争力和经济发展。

This project will develop novel MEMS-based capacitive plates with a large tunable dynamic range for power harvesting and voltage conversion. The device is unique in that it uses an innovative multi-cavity design to optimize the power harvesting and step-up voltage conversion efficiency, and electroplated nickel as the main structural material. The goal is to provide significantly improved performance in a small, lightweight, low-cost and maintenance-free energy source. The impacts of this work include new basic science that paves the way for portable wireless sensor systems for aircraft and bridges, educating students with state-of-the-art technology, and boosting US competitiveness and economic development.