Integrated approach to energy harvester mixed technology modelling and performance optimisation

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 704-709

  Wang, Leran ^a   Kazmierski, Tom J ^a   Al Hashimi, Bashir M ^a   Beeby, Steve P ^a   Torah, Russel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INTEGRATED CONTROL; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TESTING;

ELECTRICAL INTERACTIONS; ENERGY HARVESTERS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MICRO GENERATORS; MIXED-TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMISATION; PERFORMANCE LOSSES; PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION; SIMULATION PLATFORMS; VOLTAGE BOOSTER CIRCUIT;

HARVESTERS;

EID: 49749120177     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DATE.2008.4484761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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