Toward efficient aeroelastic energy harvesting: Device performance comparisons and improvements through synchronized switching

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8688, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bryant, Matthew ^a   Schlichting, Alexander D ^a   Garcia, Ephrahim ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroelasticity; Energy harvesting; Flutter; Peak detection; Piezoelectric; Power electronics; Power harvesting

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCTION; LIMIT CYCLE OSCILLATION (LCO); MATCHED RESISTIVE LOAD; PEAK DETECTION; PIEZO-ELECTRIC STRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC; POWER HARVESTING; SYNCHRONIZED SWITCHING;

AEROELASTICITY; DETECTORS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); INTEGRATED CONTROL; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POWER ELECTRONICS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84878357307     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2009818     Document Type: Conference Paper

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