Abstract:
The present invention relates to an energy conversion device using a liquid and, more specifically, to a method and a device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by applying an opposite phenomenon to an electrowetting phenomenon. The contact surface with liquid is being changed within a pair of electrodes, and the resulting change in the contact surface with liquid is being utilized for generating electrical energy. The device can be simplified and the manufacturing cost thereof is being reduced, furthermore it is effective in implementing an energy conversion device that is less faulty, by preventing channel blocking phenomenon and not requiring a lubricating layer or an electrode complicatedly patterned on a channel. Besides, it is advantageous in that a flexible device can be realized and a large area application is facilitated by simplifying the device structure.
Abstract:
A device for measuring a penetration rate of outdoor air including humidity or oxygen of a material, and a reaction material cartridge for measuring an outdoor air penetration rate. The device includes a reacting part including a reaction material which reacts upon contact with outdoor air passing through a substrate; a cartridge body which accommodates the reaction part, and which is detachable from a measuring unit for measuring a change corresponding to the contact of the reaction material with the outdoor air; and a shielding means which shields the cartridge body, and which is separated from the cartridge body for contact between the reaction material and the outdoor air.