Electromechanical modeling of the low-frequency zigzag micro-energy harvester

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-282

  Karami, M Amin ^a   Inman, Daniel J ^b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electromechanical modeling; energy harvesting; low frequency; MEMS; piezoelectric

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION SPECTRUM; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; ELECTRICAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELING; ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELS; ELECTROMECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; ENERGY HARVESTER; LOW FREQUENCY; MICRO-SCALES; MODE SHAPES; PIEZOELECTRIC; POWER OUT PUT; REVERSE EFFECTS; VIBRATIONAL ENERGIES; VOLTAGE OUTPUT; ZIGZAG STRUCTURE;

HARVESTERS; HARVESTING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 79953305302     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X11398164     Document Type: Article

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