Energy harvesters with high electromagnetic conversion efficiency through magnet and coil arrays

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 110-113

  Zhang, Qian ^a   Kim, Eun Sok ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC CONVERSION; ENERGY HARVESTER; INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS; INDUCED ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; VIBRATING SURFACE; VIBRATION AMPLITUDE;

ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; ENERGY HARVESTING; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETS; WEIGHING;

MEMS;

EID: 84875472346     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2013.6474189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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