Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
8-5-2025
Abstract
An integrated circuit on a chip may include a plurality of capacitors that are connected in series and generate an AC noise signal. A selected bandwidth of the AC noise signal transmits through the series of capacitors as a first AC power signal. Respective rectifiers are positioned for receiving a positive cycle of the first AC power signal and a negative cycle of the first AC power signal. Output terminals are connected to the respective rectifiers and configured for connection to an off chip circuit. The capacitors may be fixed or variable gap capacitors.
Department
Physics
Patent Number
US12381418
Application Number
US 20230352975
Application Published
11-2-2023
Application Filed
7-11-2023
Assignee
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)
Citation
Thibado, P. M. (2025). Device for Ambient Thermal and Vibration Energy Harvesting. Patents Granted. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/pat/503
Comments
Paul M. Thibado, Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR