Research Article
Pyroelectric Energy Harvesting: With Thermodynamic-Based Cycles
Table 2
Some comparisons between two cycles at 2 V/m of the electric field.
| Cycle | Harvested energy (mJ/cm3) | Efficiency | Efficiency related to the Carnot cycle | Harvested energy and initial temperature relationship |
| Ericsson | 35 | 0.15 | 4.6 | Harvested energy decreased with increase of initial temperature (completely dependent) | Lenoir | 17 | 0.07 | 0.7 | Independent |
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