Bimaterial Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) Solar Power Generator

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Grbovic, Dragoslav
Osswald, Sebastian
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2013-09-03
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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A bimaterial microelectromechanical system (MEMS) solar power generator device converts radiant energy received from the sun, or other light source, into heat, which is then used to produce electricity through the piezoelectric effect. As the efficiency of piezoelectric materials can often reach up to 90%, the efficiency is greater than that of conventional solar cells.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/35990
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US 8,525,393 B1
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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