Analysis of an array of piezoelectric energy harvesters connected in series

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Lin, H C ^a   Wu, P H ^a   Lien, I C ^a   Shu, Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; EQUIVALENT IMPEDANCE; INTERFACE ELECTRONICS; MATRIX FORMULATION; PARALLEL CONNECTIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS; SERIES CONNECTIONS; SYNCHRONIZED SWITCH HARVESTING;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; HARVESTING;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 84884555609     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/9/094026     Document Type: Article

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