Electromagnetic generator for harvesting energy from human motion

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 248-253

  Saha, C R ^a   O'Donnell, T ^a   Wang, N ^a   McCloskey, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electromechanical conversion; Energy harvesting; Magnetic spring generator; Self powered sensors

Indexed keywords

AT RESONANCE; BODY-WORN SENSORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM); ELECTRONICS DEVICES; HUMAN BODY MOTIONS; HUMAN MOTIONS; MEAS URED RESULTS;

ELECTROMAGNETISM;

EID: 47649116678     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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