Magnetic plucking of piezoelectric beams for frequency up-converting energy harvesters

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Pillatsch, P ^a   Yeatman, E M ^a   Holmes, A S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

energy harvesting; frequency up conversion; magnetic coupling; piezoelectric; plucking

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY UP-CONVERSION; LOAD RESISTANCES; MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; PIEZOCERAMIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC BEAM; PLUCKING; RANDOM EXCITATIONS;

ENERGY HARVESTING; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETS; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84892403130     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/2/025009     Document Type: Article

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