Modeling and parametric study of a force-amplified compressive-mode piezoelectric energy harvester

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 357-366

  Yang, Zhengbao ^a   Zu, Jean ^a   Luo, Jun ^b   Peng, Yan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

amplification effect; Energy harvesting; flexural motion; nonlinear vibration; piezoelectric

Indexed keywords

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

AMPLIFICATION EFFECTS; FLEXURAL MOTION; FORCE AMPLIFICATION; LUMPED PARAMETER MODELING; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 85011835425     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X16642536     Document Type: Article

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