A wideband vibration-based energy harvester

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES;

CLOSED FORMS; ENERGY HARVESTERS; ENERGY HARVESTING; FREQUENCY EXCITATIONS; LINEAR OSCILLATORS; PIECE WISES; POWER GENERATORS; WIDE BANDS;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 58149351355     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/11/115021     Document Type: Article

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