Large-scale vibration energy harvesting

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1405-1430

  Zuo, Lei ^a   Tang, Xiudong ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

control; electromagnetic; Energy harvesting; piezoelectric; vibration

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; MOTION TRANSMISSION; PIEZOELECTRIC; VIBRATION; VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTING;

CONTROL; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ENERGY HARVESTING; POWER ELECTRONICS; RESEARCH; TALL BUILDINGS; WATER WAVES;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84879895149     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X13486707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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