A self-sustaining micro thermomechanic-pyroelectric generator

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION PROCESS; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; POWER OUT PUT; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL TRANSIENTS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

TRANSIENTS;

EID: 80052787232     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3633350     Document Type: Article

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