POWER GENERATION DEVICE, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

• US 20150153237A1
• Filed: 02/04/2015
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Tsuboi, Osamu, KOUMA, NORINAO
• Granted Patent: US 9,816,874 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 7/02 using thermoelectric elements, e.g. thermocouples
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H02N 11/002 Generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02N 2/186 Vibration harvesters
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 10/17 characterised by the structure or configuration of the cell or thermocouple forming the device

Abstract

A power generation device includes a thermoelectric conversion part; a cooling member configured to be disposed on one principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part; and a heat generation part configured to be disposed on another principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part, to be formed of a viscoelastic body having a plurality of cavities formed in the viscoelastic body, and to generate heat by violation.

Claims

1. A power generation device, comprising:

a thermoelectric conversion part;

a cooling member configured to be disposed on one principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part; and

a heat generation part configured to be disposed an another principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part, to be formed of a viscoelastic body having a plurality of cavities formed in the viscoelastic body, and to generate heat by vibration.

3. The power generation device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein in each of the cavities, a weight having dimensions smaller than dimensions of the cavity exists.

4. The power generation device, as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a thermal resistance layer configured to have a thermal resistance value greater than a sum of a thermal resistance value or the cooling member and a thermal resistance value of the thermoelectric conversion part, and to have the heat generation part positioned between the thermoelectric conversion part and the thermal resistance layer.

5. The power generation device, as claimed in claim 4, wherein an equivalent spring constant of the thermal resistance layer is greater than an equivalent spring constant of the heat generation part.

6. The power generation device, as claimed in claim 4, wherein the thermal resistance layer and the heat generation part are formed as a whole.

7. The power generation device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the cavities in formed in a spherical shape, an ellipsoidal shape, or a cylindrical shape.

2. A power generation device, comprising;

a thermoelectric conversion part;

a cooling member configured to be disposed on one principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part; and

a heat generation part configured to be disposed on another principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part, to be formed of a viscoelastic body having a plurality of projecting parts formed, and to generate heat by vibration.

8. A measurement device, comprising;

a power generation device; and

a transmission unit configured to be driven by the power generation device, and to transmit a measurement result,

wherein the power generation device is configured to include

a thermoelectric conversion part,

a cooling member configured to be disposed on one principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part, and

a heat generation part configured to be disposed on another principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part, to be formed of a viscoelastic body having a plurality of cavities formed in the viscoelastic body, or to be formed of a viscoelastic body having a plurality of projecting parts formed, and to generate heat by vibration.

9. A measurement system, comprising:

a plurality of measurement devices; and

a processor configured to process measurement results transmitted the respective measurement devices,

wherein each of the measurement devices is configured to include

a power generation device; and

a transmission unit configured to be driven by the power generation device, and to transmit a measurement result,

wherein the power generation device is configured to include

a thermoelectric conversion part,

a cooling member configured to be disposed of one principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part, and

a heat generation part configured to be disposed on another principal surface of the thermoelectric conversion part, to be formed of a viscoelastic body having a plurality of cavities forced in the viscoelastic body, or to be formed of a viscoelastic body having a plurality of projecting parts formed, and to generate heat by vibration.