Ballistic energy conversion

Jan C.T. Eijkel; Albert Van Den Berg; Yanbo Xie

doi:10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994000

Ballistic energy conversion

Jan C.T. Eijkel^*, Albert Van Den Berg, Yanbo Xie

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Abstract

Ballistic energy conversion is the direct conversion of kinetic energy into electrical energy. Aqueous droplet-based platforms are eminently suitable for this method, as droplets can be conveniently supplied with both kinetic energy and electrical charge. Starting with the 19^th century gravity-driven Kelvin thunderstorm and the electrostatic generators of Melcher and Zahn from the 1960s, we describe the recent development of ballistic energy conversion both in experiment and theory. With this method experimental efficiencies of 48% have been reached at 20 kV operating voltage with an extremely simple setup. Theory predicts maximal efficiencies of more than 90%, operation at <100 Volt. Downscaling also promises to remove one of the largest disadvantages of electrostatic generators, namely the low power density: power densities of 1-1000 kW/m² are predicted.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	110-114
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538627310
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994000
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2017
Event	19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan Duration: 18 Jun 2017 → 22 Jun 2017 Conference number: 19 http://transducers2017.org/

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Conference	19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017
Abbreviated title	TRANSDUCERS
Country/Territory	Taiwan
City	Kaohsiung
Period	18/06/17 → 22/06/17
Internet address	http://transducers2017.org/

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electrostatic generator
Energy conversion

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Eijkel, JCT , Van Den Berg, A & Xie, Y 2017, Ballistic energy conversion. in TRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems., 7994000, IEEE, pp. 110-114, 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 18/06/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994000

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