Optimum piezoelectric bending beam structures for energy harvesting using shoe inserts

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 835-845

  Mateu, Loreto ^a   Moll, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bending beams; Energy harvesting; Maximum deflection; Piezoelectric films; Power generation

Indexed keywords

BENDING FILMS; ENERGY HARVESTING; MAXIMUM DEFLECTION; PIEZOELECTRIC FILMS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; FUNCTIONS;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 27144483585     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X05055280     Document Type: Article

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