Nested Capacitor Power Generation Through Aligning Fields
Description
Two nested capacitors can produce work if the electric fields are not aligned, and the purpose of this research was to explore the possibility of using that generation instead of DC motors. The work the capacitors produce is determined by the strength of the fields and materials that is composed of. The power density of the object is then determined by the volume. As the electric field increases in strength, the power increases, so to create a very strong internal field. The nested capacitors use a dielectric to prevent breakdown from the strength of the field. Additionally, as the nested capacitors decrease in size, their power density increases rapidly \u2014 becoming close to a dc motor's power density around the 500mm^2 size. When the result was simulated, it was discovered that the electric field was not contained to the dielectric and would result in sparking. Several other concerns would need to be addressed for this to become a viable solution.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2018-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Fryda, George Andrew
- Thesis director: Singh, Anoop
- Committee member: Yu, Hongbin
- Contributor (ctb): Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College