Feasibility study of a self-powered piezoelectric sensor

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5389, Issue , 2004, Pages 377-388

  Ng, Tsz Ho ^a   Liao, Wei Hsin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Piezoelectric sensor; Remote sensing; Self powered

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; RELIABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ENERGY HARVESTING; PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS; SELF-POWERED;

MICROSENSORS;

EID: 10044263459     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.539706     Document Type: Conference Paper

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