Improved strain distribution of cantilever piezoelectric energy harvesting devices using H-shaped proof masses

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1059-1066

  Guan, Qing C ^a   Ju, Bin ^b   Xu, Jia W ^b   Liu, Yong B ^b   Feng, Zhi H ^b  

^a Beijing Automation Control Equipment Institute   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; piezoelectric; smart sensors

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE CANTILEVER; ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING; RECTANGULAR BEAMS; ROTARY INERTIAS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS;

ENERGY HARVESTING; SMART SENSORS;

NANOCANTILEVERS;

EID: 84878301266     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X13476150     Document Type: Article

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