Novel two-stage piezoelectric-based electrical energy generators for low and variable speed rotary machinery

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7643, Issue PART 1, 2010, Pages

  Rastegar, J ^a   Murray, R ^a  

^a 85 Air Park Drive Unit 3   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy Harvesting; Generator; Green; Low Speed; Piezoelectric; Rotary; Tidal Flow; Windmill

Indexed keywords

CONTROL MECHANISM; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; DECOUPLED SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS; GREEN; HARVESTING SYSTEM; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS; PRIMARY SYSTEMS; ROTARY GENERATORS; SECONDARY SYSTEM; TIDAL FLOW; TWO STAGE; VARIABLE SPEED; VIBRATING ELEMENTS; WIND MILL;

CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HARVESTING; INTEGRATED CONTROL; MAGNETS; MECHANISMS; MILLING MACHINES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; ROTATING MACHINERY; SPEED; TIDAL POWER; WHEELS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 77953529870     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.847755     Document Type: Conference Paper

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