Experimental verification of models for microfabricated piezoelectric vibration energy harvesters

AIAA Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1126-1137

  DuToit, Noel E ^a,b,c   Wardle, Brian L ^a,c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE RESONANCES; OPERATING POINTS; PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTERS; SYMMETRIC BIMORPH MACROSCALE CANTILEVERS;

ELECTRIC LOADS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SENSORS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 34249275666     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.25047     Document Type: Article

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