A Miniature Mechanical-Piezoelectric-Configured Three-Axis Vibrational Energy Harvester

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 5601-5615

  Hung, Chiao Fang ^a   Chung, Tien Kan ^a   Yeh, Po Chen ^a   Chen, Chin Chung ^a   Wang, Chieh Min ^a   Lin, Shin Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 axis; 3 dimeniosnal; energy harvester; mechanical; piezoelectric; vibration

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

3-AXIS; 3-DIMENIOSNAL; ENERGY HARVESTER; MECHANICAL; PIEZOELECTRIC; VIBRATION;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84939506192     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2015.2444993     Document Type: Article

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