Review of microscale magnetic power generation

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3940-3951

  Arnold, David P ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

AC generators; Energy harvesting; Micro power sources; Micromachining; Permanent magnets; Power MEMS; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; HARD MAGNETIC MATERIALS; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; HIGH-SPEED ROTORS; LOW FRICTIONS; MICRO POWER SOURCES; MICRO-SCALE; MICROWATTS; PORTABLE ELECTRONICS; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; POWER GENERATORS; POWER MEMS; POWER RANGES; SCALING; STATE-OF-THE ARTS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AC GENERATORS; ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; HARVESTING; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC LAMINATES; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; MOBILE COMPUTING; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 35649001997     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2007.906150     Document Type: Review

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