A study of low level vibrations as a power source for wireless sensor nodes

Computer Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1131-1144

  Roundy, Shad ^a   Wright, Paul K ^a   Rabaey, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy scavenging; Self powered wireless sensing; Vibration to electricity conversion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SENSORS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VLSI CIRCUITS;

ENERGY SCAVENGING;

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 0037502904     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-3664(02)00248-7     Document Type: Article

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