Maximum power generation in a piezoelectric pulse generator

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 123-128

  Keawboonchuay, C ^a   Engel, T G ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy conversion; High power generator; Piezoelectricity; Pulse power

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INDUCTANCE; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POWER GENERATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

PULSE POWER;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 0037309965     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.808874     Document Type: Article

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