Stiffness nonlinearity as a means for resonance frequency tuning and enhancing mechanical robustness of vibration power harvesters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6928, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Loverich, J ^a   Geiger, R ^a   Frank, J ^a  

^a KCF Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Auto protection; Energy harvesting; Energy scavenging; Nonlinear stiffness; Resonance frequency tuning; Vibration power harvesting; Wireless sensors

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR STIFFNESS; RESONANCE FREQUENCY TUNING; VIBRATION POWER HARVESTING;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STIFFNESS;

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 44349171853     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.776314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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