Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Truong, Binh Duc"
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Comparative performance of voltage multipliers for MEMS vibration-based energy harvesters
Truong, Binh Duc; Le, Phu Cuong; Halvorsen, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper investigates by numerical simulation the performance of an electrostatic vibration energy harvester when it is electrically configured in two different diode-capacitor multiplier topologies. The complete ... -
Electric control of power extracting end-stop for MEMS vibration energy harvesting
Truong, Binh Duc; Le, Cuong Phu; Halvorsen, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This experimental work investigates a technique to further improve performance of vibration energy harvesters under displacement-constrained operation. Previously, a device concept based on end-stops acting as additional ... -
Experimentally verified model of electrostatic energy harvester with internal impacts
Truong, Binh Duc; Le, Cuong Phu; Halvorsen, Einar (Journal article, 2015)This paper presents experimentally verified progress on modeling of MEMS electrostatic energy harvesters with internal impacts on transducing end-stops. The two-mechanical-degrees-of-freedom device dynamics are described ... -
Experiments on power optimization for displacement-constrained operation of a vibration energy harvester
Truong, Binh Duc; Le, Cuong Phu; Halvorsen, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper presents experiments on how to approach the physical limits on power from vibration energy harvesting under displacement-constrained operation. A MEMS electrostatic vibration energy harvester with voltage-control ... -
On the lateral instability analysis of MEMS comb-drive electrostatic transducers
Truong, Binh Duc; Le, Phu Cuong; Halvorsen, Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This paper investigates the lateral pull-in effect of an in-plane overlap-varying transducer. The instability is induced by the translational and rotational displacements. Based on the principle of virtual work, the ... -
Power optimization and effective stiffness for a vibration energy harvester with displacement constraints
Truong, Binh Duc; Le, Cuong Phu; Halvorsen, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This paper presents experiments on how to approach the physical limits on power from vibration energy harvesting under displacement-constrained operation. A MEMS electrostatic vibration energy harvester with voltage-control ... -
Power-electronic-interface topology for MEMS energy harvesting with multiple transducers
Truong, Binh Duc; Le, Phu Cuong; Halvorsen, Einar; Roundy, Shad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Based on circuit simulations, this paper investigates a concept for a power electronic interface circuit for MEMS electrostatic energy harvesters. Two ordinary overlap-varying transducers are first electrically configured ...