Modeling of kinetic to electrical energy conversion via capacitive MEMS with switchable dielectric

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn 13, Issue PART A, 2009, Pages 385-393

  Kempitiya, Asantha ^a   Hella, Mona M ^a   Borca Tasciuc, Diana A ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Electrostatic MEMS; Energy harvesting; Interdigitated MEMS; Micro

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTROSTATIC GENERATORS; MEMS; MICROSENSORS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSOR NETWORKS;

DIELECTRICS PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROSTATIC MEMS; EQUIPMENT CONTROL; INTERDIGITATED MEMS; MICRO; MICRO SENSORS; MICROGENERATORS; SENSOR SYSTEMS; SWITCHABLE;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 70349119903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2008-66794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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