A survey on piezoelectric ceramics for generator applications

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 901-912

  Rödig, Thomas ^a   Schönecker, Andreas ^a   Gerlach, Gerald ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELING; FIGURES OF MERITS; GENERATOR APPLICATIONS; INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS; MAINTENANCE FREE; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; PIEZO-CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATORS; POWER SUPPLY; POWER TRANSFERS; SMART SYSTEM; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTEM DESIGNERS; TRANSDUCER MATERIAL;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 77950489176     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03702.x     Document Type: Article

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