Strategies for increasing the operating frequency range of vibration energy harvesters: A review

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Zhu, Dibin ^a   Tudor, Michael J ^a   Beeby, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tuning strategy review; Vibration energy harvesting; Wider frequency range

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ENERGY HARVESTING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TUNING;

FREQUENCY RANGES; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; OPERATING FREQUENCY; OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY RANGE; SPRING-MASS-DAMPER SYSTEM; TUNING STRATEGY; VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTERS; VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTING;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 75649083069     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/2/022001     Document Type: Review

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