A Topology and Design Optimization Method for Wideband Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvesters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2165-2173

  Rezaei Hosseinabadi, Nasrin ^a   Tabesh, Ahmadreza ^a   Dehghani, Rasoul ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Piezoelectric wind energy harvester; piezoelectric windmills; wideband energy harvesting; wind power

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; MACHINERY; MAGNETS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SENSOR NODES; TURBINES; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY HARVESTER; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; PERMANENT MAGNETS (PMS); PIEZOELECTRIC WINDMILL; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; WIND SPEED DISTRIBUTION; WIRELESS SENSOR NODE;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84963823808     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2015.2499248     Document Type: Article

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