Design and modeling of a wideband MEMS-based energy harvester with experimental verification

1st Microsystems and Nanoelectronics Research Conference, MNRC 2008 - Enabling Synergy and Accelerating Excellence in Graduate Student Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 193-196

  Soliman, M S M ^a   El Saadany, E F ^a   Abdel Rahman, E M ^a   Mansour, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSYSTEMS; NANOELECTRONICS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; DESIGN AND MODELING; EFFECTIVE DAMPING; ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATIONS; ENERGY HARVESTERS; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATIONS; LINEAR OSCILLATORS; MICRO POWERS; NARROW BANDS; PIECE WISES; WIDE BANDS;

HARVESTERS;

EID: 58049163632     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MNRC.2008.4683411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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