Patent ID: 8693165
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: H01G,H01L

Abstract:
1. A device for generating electrical energy from heat from a heat source, comprising: a first capacitor that includes first and second electrodes and a ferroelectric material between the electrodes, said first capacitor being configured to capture all or part of the heat from said heat source; a first capacitive element having first and second electrodes, the first electrode being coupled to the first electrode of said first capacitor; a recovery circuit interposed between the second electrode of said capacitor and the second electrode of the first capacitive element, and configured to receive current flowing between said second electrodes; and a first mechanism configured to move the first capacitor with respect to the heat source, said first mechanism having an arm configured to move between first and second positions, the first position being closer to the heat source that the second position.