A study of piezoelectric harvesters for low-level vibrations in wireless sensor networks

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1257-1262

  Yoon, Yong Jin ^a   Park, Woo Tae ^b   Li, King Ho Holden ^a   Ng, Yu Qi ^a   Song, Yongnam ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Broadband harvester; Energy harvesting; MEMS; PZT piezoelectric bimorph; WSN

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ENERGY HARVESTING; MACHINERY; MEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

COMMON ENVIRONMENT; G ACCELERATION; LOW-LEVEL VIBRATION; LOWER FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC BIMORPHS; PIEZOELECTRIC HARVESTER; VIBRATIONAL SOURCES; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84891913214     PISSN: 22347593     EISSN: 20054602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-013-0171-2     Document Type: Article

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