Optimal parameters and power characteristics of piezoelectric energy harvesters with an RC circuit

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Liao, Yabin ^a   Sodano, Henry A ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONING CIRCUIT; ENERGY HARVESTING; ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS; HARVESTING SYSTEM; LOW COUPLING; MAXIMUM POWER; OPTIMAL ENERGY; OPTIMAL PARAMETER; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY; POWER CHARACTERISTIC; RC CIRCUITS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CAPACITORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

CAPACITANCE;

EID: 68549094590     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/18/4/045011     Document Type: Article

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