Optimized piezoelectric energy harvesting circuit using step-down converter in discontinuous conduction mode

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 696-703

  Ottman, Geffrey K ^a   Hofmann, Heath F ^b   Lesieutre, George A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

DC DC; Discontinuous conduction mode; Energy harvesting; Piezoelectric devices

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERTERS;

STEP-DOWN CONVERTERS;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 0037363135     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2003.809379     Document Type: Article

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