Analysis and optimization of asynchronously controlled electrostatic energy harvesters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 456-463

  Kempitiya, Asantha ^a   Borca Tasciuc, Diana Andra ^a   Hella, Mona Mostafa ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient vibrations; asynchronous switched mode operation; electrostatic energy conversion; energy harvesting circuits; modeling and optimization

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT VIBRATIONS; ASYNCHRONOUS CONTROL; CYCLE NUMBER; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROSTATIC ENERGIES; ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY CONVERSION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MACRO SCALE; MAXIMUM POWER; MECHANICAL DEVICE; MECHANICAL MOTIONS; MICROGENERATORS; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMUM VALUE; REGION OF INTEREST; STORAGE CAPACITOR; SWITCHED MODE; SYNCHRONIZING CONTROL; SYNCHRONOUS CONVERTER; SYSTEM-LEVEL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; VARIABLE CAPACITOR;

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ASYNCHRONOUS SEQUENTIAL LOGIC; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTATIC GENERATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HARVESTERS; OPTIMIZATION; SYNCHRONIZATION; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 80053647452     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2141097     Document Type: Article

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