Architectures for vibration-driven micropower generators

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 429-440

  Mitcheson, Paul D ^a   Green, Tim C ^a   Yeatman, Eric M ^a   Holmes, Andrew S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAPH THEORY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; POWER CONVERTERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VOLTAGE CONTROL;

COULOMB DAMPED RESONANT GENERATORS; INERTIAL GENERATORS; MICROPOWER GENERATORS; SELF POWERED SYSTEMS; VELOCITY DAMPED RESONANT GENERATORS; VIBRATION DRIVEN MICROPOWER GENERATORS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 3142694754     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2004.830151     Document Type: Article

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