Structural effects and energy conversion efficiency of power harvesting

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 505-514

  Liao, Yabin ^a   Sodano, Henry A ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Energy harvesting; Optimization; Piezoelectric; Power harvesting

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

ENERGY HARVESTING; ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS; ENERGY-CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; MATERIAL LOSS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCIES; MAXIMUM POWER; OUTPUT POWER; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC POWER; POWER HARVESTING; POWER OUTPUTS; POWER SUPPLIES; SELF-POWERED; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURAL EFFECTS;

HARVESTING;

EID: 61849135419     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08099468     Document Type: Article

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