Energy Harvesting from Ground - Possibilities and Technical Realisation (Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe 2011)


Dr Norbert Schwesinger, Associate Professor
TU Munich - Electrophysics
Germany
 
Jun 22, 2011.

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Presentation Summary

  • Dynamic weight changes that occur when entering or driving on floor surfaces can be converted into electrical energy.
  • As transformation principle the piezoelectric effect is used.
  • By using special polymer films (PVDF), it is possible to produce extremely robust, highly reliable and inexpensive generator modules.
  • PVDF-generator modules and their operational behavior will be presented.

Speaker Biography (Norbert Schwesinger)

Norbert Schwesinger studied electrical engineering at the Technical University Ilmenau 1973-1977 and completed the study with the first academic degree "Dipl.-Ing.". In 1983 he received his title Dr.-Ing. at the same University. From 1983-1991 he was working as a development engineer at various companies. Between 1991 and 2000 he headed the MEMS Laboratory at the TU Ilmenau. Since 2000 he has been Professor of "Micro-structured mechatronic systems "at the Technical University of Munich.

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