A three-dimensional electret-based micro power generator for low-level ambient vibrational energy harvesting

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Tao, Kai ^a   Liu, Shuwei ^a   Lye, Sun Who ^a   Miao, Jianmin ^a   Hu, Xiao ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

electret; energy harvesting; low frequency; three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; KINETICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; IN-PLANE DIRECTION; LOW FREQUENCY; MICRO POWER GENERATOR; MULTIPLE DISCHARGES; OUT-OF-PLANE DIRECTION; VIBRATION SOURCES; VIBRATIONAL ENERGY HARVESTING;

ELECTRETS;

EID: 84903638894     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/24/6/065022     Document Type: Article

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