A direct Thermoelectric Energy Conversion of a Drinking Bird Motion

A drinking bird (DB) also known as a dipping bird is an interesting and amusing toy, swinging back-and-forth like a simple pendulum. We discuss a technique to extract electric energy from the DB’s motion, which is termed as thermoelectric energy generation (TEG) technique by employing solutions of a thermomechanical model of a drinking bird (DB) [1].
A disk-magnet electromagnetic induction (DM-EMI) is used to extract electric energy from the sensible motion of a drinking bird. The application of DM-EMI to heat engines as mechanoelectric energy conversions and extracted electric currents and voltages are specifically shown from the model calculation [2]. It will help environmental energy-saving and conservations as one of energy harvesting technologies (EHT).

[1] Uechi, S.T., Uechi, H. and Nishimura, A. (2019) The Analysis of Thermomechanical Periodic Motions of a Drinking Bird. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7, 559-571. https://doi.org/10.4236/wjet.2019.74040
[2] H. Uechi. and S. T. Uechi, Thermoelectric Energy Conversion of a Drinking Bird by Disk- Magnet Electromagnetic Induction. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 8, (2020). 204-216. https://doi.org/10.4236/wjet.2020.82017