A piezoelectric frequency up-converting energy harvester with rotating proof mass for human body applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 206, Issue , 2014, Pages 178-185

  Pillatsch, Pit ^a   Yeatman, Eric M ^a   Holmes, Andrew S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy harvester; Frequency up conversion; Inertial; Piezoelectric; Rotational

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTER; FREQUENCY UP-CONVERSION; INERTIAL; PIEZOELECTRIC; ROTATIONAL;

ENERGY HARVESTING; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84892363912     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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