A wind energy harvester for low power wireless sensor networks

2012 IEEE I2MTC - International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2623-2627

  Ramasur, D ^a   Hancke, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; DIODE BRIDGE RECTIFIERS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER; ENERGY HARVESTER; LIFE SPAN; LOW POWER WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; WIND GENERATOR SYSTEMS; WIND SPEED;

BRIDGE CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY HARVESTING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

WIND POWER;

EID: 84864241041     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229698     Document Type: Conference Paper

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