Novel two-stage electrical energy generators for highly-variable and low-speed linear or rotary input motions

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference 2009, DETC2009

Volumn 7, Issue PART B, 2010, Pages 789-796

  Murray, R ^a   Rastegar, J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WAVE; CONSTANT FREQUENCY; CONTROL MECHANISM; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL GENERATORS; HIGH ENERGY; INPUT MOTIONS; LOW SPEED; PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SIMPLE LINKAGES; SPEED INCREASING; TIDAL FLOW; TWO STAGE; VARIABLE SPEED; VERY LOW FREQUENCY; VIBRATORY MOTION; WAVE ENERGY; WIND MILL;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DESIGN; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY HARVESTING; HARVESTING; MACHINERY; ROTATION; SPEED; TIDAL POWER; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WHEELS; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 77953799514     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2009-87526     Document Type: Conference Paper

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