Power output enhancement of a vibration-driven electret generator for wireless sensor applications

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Masaki, Tatsuakira ^a   Sakurai, Kenji ^a   Yokoyama, Toru ^a   Ikuta, Masayo ^a   Sameshima, Hiroshi ^a   Doi, Masashi ^a   Seki, Tomonori ^a   Oba, Masatoshi ^a  

^a OMRON CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITIC CAPACITANCE; POWER OUT PUT; POWER SOURCES; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; WIRELESS SENSOR;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRETS; SENSORS;

THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

EID: 80053598540     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/10/104004     Document Type: Article

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