Autonomous sensor module powered by impact-enhanced energy harvester from broadband low-frequency vibrations

2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 2249-2252

  Ferrari, M ^a   Cerini, F ^a   Ferrari, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomous sensor module; broadband low frequency vibrations; impact enhanced energy harvesting

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS SENSORS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT; LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION; MECHANICAL EXCITATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY; PROTOTYPE FEATURES; RADIO FREQUENCIES;

ACTUATORS; BANDWIDTH; MICROSYSTEMS; SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84891722903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/Transducers.2013.6627252     Document Type: Conference Paper

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