Efficient Energy Harvesting Using Piezoelectric Compliant Mechanisms: Theory and Experiment

Journal of Vibration and Acoustics

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Ma, Xiaokun ^a   Wilson, Andrew ^a   Rahn, Christopher D ^a   Trolier McKinstry, Susan ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ENERGY HARVESTING; HINGES; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MECHANISMS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

ENERGY HARVESTER; HUMAN MOVEMENTS; LOW-AMPLITUDE; LOWER FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS; PROOF MASS; RIGID FRAME; TIP DISPLACEMENT; UNIMORPH;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

EID: 84955456327     PISSN: 10489002     EISSN: 15288927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4032178     Document Type: Article

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