Patent ID: 7907037
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G01D,G01K,G01P,H01H,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A micro-electro-mechanical system module comprising: at least one integrated energy storage device having a charge thereon; at least one electronic circuit powered by the charge on the energy storage device; and means electrically coupled to the energy storage device for controlling charge transfers from the energy storage device to the electronic circuit while preventing charge leakage from the energy storage device to the electronic circuit to enable the energy storage device to store energy over an extended period of time, the controlling means comprising a plurality of integrated MEMS switches between and electrically coupling the energy storage device to the electronic circuit so as to define electrical paths that are individually opened and closed by a corresponding individual MEMS switch of the MEMS switches, each individual MEMS switch being adapted to individually define an open electrical path that prevents charge leakage therethrough from the energy storage device to the electronic circuit, each individual MEMS switch being operable to individually define a closed electrical path that allows a charge transfer therethrough from the energy storage device to the electronic circuit.