Improved energy harvesting from low frequency vibrations by resonance amplification at multiple frequencies

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 195, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-132

  Ashraf, K ^a   Md Khir, M H ^a   Dennis, J O ^a   Baharudin, Z ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Energy pumping; Frequency up conversion; Wideband harvester

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATIONS; ENERGY PUMPING; FREQUENCY UP-CONVERSION; HIGH FREQUENCY RESONATORS; LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION; RESONANCE AMPLIFICATION; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; WIDE-BAND;

ACCELERATION; AMPLIFICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; ENERGY HARVESTING; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PUMPS; RESONANCE; RESONATORS;

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; RESONANCE;

EID: 84876215940     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2013.03.026     Document Type: Article

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