A self-sustaining pyroelectric energy harvester utilizing spatial thermal gradients

2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 657-660

  Ravindran, S K T ^a   Huesgen, T ^a,b   Kroener, M ^a   Woias, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

micro heat engine; pyroelectric generator; Thermal energy harvesting; thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY HARVESTER; MICRO HEAT ENGINE; POWER OUT PUT; PYROELECTRIC GENERATOR; TECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL FIELD; THERMAL VIBRATION; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; UPPER LIMITS;

ACTUATORS; HARVESTERS; MICROSYSTEMS; SOLID-STATE SENSORS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 80052134430     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969838     Document Type: Conference Paper

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