Simulation of an electrostatic energy harvester at large amplitude narrow and wide band vibrations

DTIP of MEMS and MOEMS - Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 296-301

  Tvedt, Lars Geir Whist ^a   Julin Blystad, Lars Cyril ^a   Halvorsen, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATICS; HARVESTERS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

CIRCUIT SIMULATORS; ELECTROSTATIC ENERGIES; ENERGY HARVESTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL VIBRATIONS; IN PLANES; INPUT SIGNALS; LARGE AMPLITUDES; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; NON-LINEAR BEHAVIORS; NON-LINEAR MODELS; OUTPUT POWER; SINUSOIDAL EXCITATIONS; WIDE BAND EXCITATIONS; WIDE BANDS;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION;

EID: 62249126584     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DTIP.2008.4753005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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