Feasibility study of a 3D vibration-driven electromagnetic MEMS energy harvester with multiple vibration modes

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Liu, Huicong ^a   Soon, Bo Woon ^a   Wang, Nan ^a   Tay, C J ^a   Quan, Chenggen ^a   Lee, Chengkuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; DOUBLE LAYERS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; ENERGY HARVESTER; EXCITATION ACCELERATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; OUT-OF-PLANE MOTION; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; VIBRATION MODES;

ALUMINUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY HARVESTING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84870362805     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/12/125020     Document Type: Article

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