An automatic test bench for complete characterization of vibration-energy harvesters

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2966-2973

  Ruan, Jinyu J ^a   Lockhart, Robert A ^a   Janphuang, Pattanaphong ^a   Quintero, Andres Vasquez ^a   Briand, Danick ^a   De Rooij, Nico ^a  

^a SAMLAB Sensors   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Automatic test bench; electrical characterization; mechanical; vibration energy harvesters

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION CIRCUITS; CURRENT PRACTICES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; MECHANICAL; POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTERS;

AUTOMATION; ENERGY HARVESTING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84885961066     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2013.2265452     Document Type: Article

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