摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generating device and the like capable of generating a high voltage by utilizing a piezoelectric effect of a piezoelectric material without an increase in size. <P>SOLUTION: A power generating device 100 comprises: a deformation member, beam 104, which switches a deformation direction and is deformed; a first piezoelectric element 108 provided on the deformation member, beam 104; a second piezoelectric element 110 provided on the deformation member, beam 104; an inductor L electrically connected to the first piezoelectric element 108; a switch SW provided between the first piezoelectric element 108 and the inductor L; and a controller 130 which detects a voltage generated at the second piezoelectric element 110 and, when the voltage detected is not less than a predetermined voltage, electrically connects the first piezoelectric element 108 and the inductor L to each other by using the switch SW. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |