Fabrication, modelling and characterization of MEMS piezoelectric vibration harvesters

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 145-146, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 380-386

  Renaud, M ^a,b   Karakaya, K ^c   Sterken, T ^a,b   Fiorini, P ^a   Van Hoof, C ^a,b   Puers, R ^b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c HOLST CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy harvester; MEMS; Piezoelectricity; Vibration

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ESTIMATION; HARVESTERS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MICROANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; TECHNOLOGY; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VIBRATORS;

CONVERTERS (PAPER INDUSTRY); DEVICE DIMENSIONS; ELSEVIER (CO); EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; MATERIAL PARAMETERS; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; MICROMACHINING TECHNOLOGIES; OUTPUT POWERS; PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION; RESISTIVE LOADS; SINUSOIDAL OSCILLATIONS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 44849092561     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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