A 2-DOF MEMS ultrasonic energy harvester

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 155-161

  Zhu, Yong ^a   Moheimani, S O Reza ^a   Yuce, Mehmet Rasit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy harvester; implantable biosensor; microelectromechanical system (MEMS); ultrasonic transmission

Indexed keywords

COMMONLY USED; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ENERGY HARVESTER; EQUIVALENT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MODEL; HUMAN BODIES; IMPLANTABLE BIOSENSOR; IMPLANTABLE BIOSENSORS; IN-PLANE MOTION; MICRO-CANTILEVERS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; RESONATOR DEVICES; SIMULATION RESULT; STORAGE CAPACITOR; ULTRASONIC ENERGY; WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION;

BIOSENSORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; HARVESTERS; HARVESTING; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO TRANSMISSION; RESONANCE; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 78149249749     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2010.2053922     Document Type: Article

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