Increasing the output from piezoelectric energy harvester using width-split method with verification

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2149-2155

  Sang, Chow Man ^a   Dayou, Jedol ^a   Liew, Willey Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ambient vibration; Energy conversion; Piezoelectric energy harvester; Quality factor; Structural damping; Wideband operation

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIGITAL DEVICES; ENERGY CONVERSION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

AMBIENT VIBRATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS; QUALITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL DAMPING; WIDEBAND OPERATION;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84891083883     PISSN: 22347593     EISSN: 20054602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-013-0291-8     Document Type: Article

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