Design, fabrication and performance of a new vibration-based electromagnetic micro power generator

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1175-1180

  Wang, Pei Hong ^a,b   Dai, Xu Han ^a   Fang, Dong Ming ^a   Zhao, Xiao Lin ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Copper planar spring; Electromagnetic; MEMS technology; Micro power generator; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

COPPER PLANAR SPRING; MICRO POWER GENERATORS; MICROGENERATORS; VIBRATION ENERGY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 36448967871     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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