Energy harvesting using RF MEMS

Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1353-1358

  Huang, Yunhan ^a   Doraiswami, Ravi ^a   Osterman, Michael ^a   Pecht, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; ELECTROSTATIC MEMS; FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY; HIGH COSTS; MAGNETIC MEMS; MAINTENANCE FREE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NATURAL ENERGY SOURCES; NATURAL SOURCES; PIEZOELECTRIC MEMS; PORTABLE ELECTRONICS; POWER SOURCES; RF-MEMS; SCAVENGING ENERGY; SELF-POWERED; TECHNICAL BARRIERS; TESTING AND EVALUATION; WIRELESS SENSOR;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HARVESTING; MICROSYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SENSORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 77955190655     PISSN: 05695503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECTC.2010.5490638     Document Type: Conference Paper

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