Experimental validation of a piezoelectric frequency up-converting rotational harvester

Proceedings - 11th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 6-10

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

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body sensor; energy harvester; oscillating mass; piezoelectric; rotational; wearable

Indexed keywords

BODY SENSOR NETWORKS; ENERGY HARVESTING; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS;

BODY SENSORS; ENERGY HARVESTER; OSCILLATING MASS; PIEZOELECTRIC; ROTATIONAL; WEARABLE;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84905987594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BSN.2014.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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