Integration of dispenser-printed ultra-low-voltage thermoelectric and energy storage devices

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Z ^a   Chen, A ^a   Winslow, R ^a   Madan, D ^a   Juang, R C ^b   Nill, M ^a,c   Evans, J W ^c   Wright, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGING EFFICIENCY; DC-TO-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES; INPUT VOLTAGES; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MICRO BATTERY; PARALLEL-CONNECTED; POWER SOLUTIONS; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY; ULTRA-LOW-VOLTAGE; WIRELESS SENSOR;

CHARGING (BATTERIES); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY HARVESTING; VIRTUAL STORAGE; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

DISPENSERS;

EID: 84866332100     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/9/094001     Document Type: Article

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