The advantages and potential of electret-based vibration-driven micro energy harvesters

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1180-1190

  Okamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Suzuki, Takafumi ^a   Mori, Kazuhiro ^a   Cao, Ziping ^a   Onuki, Teppei ^a   Kuwano, Hiroki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electret; Electromechanical power conversion; Energy harvesting; Piezoelectric material; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS; ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; GENERAL MODEL; KEY MATERIALS; MICRO ENERGY; POWER CONVERSION; VIBRATING ENVIRONMENT;

ELECTRETS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HARVESTING; MATERIALS; MEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYETHERIMIDES;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 70349630569     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1608     Document Type: Article

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