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MICROPOWER ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR MEG

Nowadays, micro power generators tat ar!est !i"ration

energy and can "ecome power so#rces $or wire%ess sensors and

porta"%e app%ications are drawing m#c attention &'()*+ Tere

are tree common mecanisms pie-oe%ectric, e%ectromagnetic,

and e%ectrostatic, eac o$ wic as !ario#s e.amp%es reported

in %iterat#re+ Te pro"%em tat eac approac m#st address is

tat %ow $re/#ency !i"ration s#c as #man motion is on%y

s#0cient to generate an e.treme%y %ow o#tp#t o$ power+ To

o!ercome tis di0c#%t ca%%enge, we de!e%oped a new

e%ectrostatic micro power generator tat '1 can ena"%e "ot

separation gap contro% and %ong(range mo!ement at %ow

$re/#ency, and 21 can increase te n#m"er o$ times power

generation 3e%ectrostatic ind#ction1 is done+ To acie!e tese

we de!e%oped te $o%%owing tecno%ogies '1 a micro power

generator consisting o$ micro"a%% "earings to ro%% wit te

separation gap contro% and to 4rm%y 5eep te separation gap

3Microact#ator #sing micro"a%% "earing as "een reported &6*1,

and 21 a new e%ectret str#ct#re to accommodate

miniat#ri-ation+


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Magno.

Magnoxis a now(o"so%ete type o$ n#c%ear power reactor,

wic was designed in te 7nited 8ingdom and was e.ported to

oter co#ntries, "ot as a power p%ant and, wen operated

according%y, as a prod#cer o$ p%#toni#m$or n#c%ear weapons+

Te name magnoxcomes $rom te magnesi#m(

a%#mini#ma%%oy#sed to c%ad te $#e% rods inside te reactor+

Magno. reactors are press#rised, car"on

dio.idecoo%ed, grapite moderatedreactors #sing nat#ra%

#rani#m3i+e+, #nenriced1 as $#e% and magno. a%%oy as $#e%

c%adding+ 9oron(stee% contro% rods were #sed+ Te design was

contin#o#s%y re4ned, and !ery $ew #nits are identica%+ Ear%y

reactors a!e stee% press#re !esse%s, wi%e %ater #nits

3O%d"#ryand Wy%$a1 are o$ prestressed concrete: some are

cy%indrica% in design, "#t most are sperica%+ Wor5ing press#re

!aries $rom ;+< to '


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9IOMASS 7ELEB POWER PLANT

A new generation o$ sma%% sca%e 3%ess tan 2 MWe1 "iomass

$#e%ed, power p%ants are "eing de!e%oped "ased on a gas

t#r"ine 39rayton cyc%e1 prime mo!er+ Tese power p%ants are

e.pected to increase te e0ciency and %ower te cost o$

generating power $rom $#e%s s#c as wood+ Te new power

p%ants are a%so e.pected to economica%%y #ti%i-e ann#a% p%ant

growt materia%s 3s#c as rice #%%s, cotton gin tras, n#t se%%s,

and !ario#s straws, grasses, and anima% man#res1 tat are not

norma%%y considered as $#e% $or power p%ants+

Tis paper s#mmari-es te new power generation concept wit

empasis on te engineering ca%%enges presented "y te gas

t#r"ine component+ Te maDor reasons $or consideration o$ te

"iomass power option are 3'1 disposa% o$ "iomass resid#es

com"ined wit te prod#ction o$ e%ectricity and eat, 321 power

prod#ction $rom a"#ndant indigeno#s "iomass reso#rces, 3)1

power $or remote %ocations ric in "iomass reso#rces, and 361 it

is a renewa"%e energy option+ Tis option as "een cosen $or

many app%ications+ In te 7+S+ tere is an estimated ; MWe

o$ wood("ased generating capacity tat is dispatca"%e 3Neos

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