公开(公告)号：US10897215B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US15913590

申请日：2018-03-06

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Francesco Procopio ,  Carlo Valzasina ,  Alberto Corigliano ,  Raffaele Ardito ,  Giacomo Gafforelli

IPC: H02N2/18

Abstract: A piezoelectric transducer for energy-harvesting systems includes a substrate, a piezoelectric cantilever element, a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element, mobile with respect to the first magnetic element. The first magnetic element is coupled to the piezoelectric cantilever element. The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are set in such a way that, in response to relative movements between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element through an interval of relative positions, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element approach one another without coming into direct contact, and the interaction between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element determines application of a force pulse on the piezoelectric cantilever element.

公开(公告)号：US09941821B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US14446237

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： Francesco Procopio ,  Carlo Valzasina ,  Alberto Corigliano ,  Raffaele Ardito ,  Giacomo Gafforelli

IPC: H02N2/18

CPC classification number: H02N2/186 ,  H02N2/181 ,  H02N2/188

Abstract: A piezoelectric transducer for energy-harvesting systems includes a substrate, a piezoelectric cantilever element, a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element, mobile with respect to the first magnetic element. The first magnetic element is coupled to the piezoelectric cantilever element. The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are set in such a way that, in response to relative movements between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element through an interval of relative positions, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element approach one another without coming into direct contact, and the interaction between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element determines application of a force pulse on the piezoelectric cantilever element.