Introducing arc-shaped piezoelectric elements into energy harvesters

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 148, Issue , 2017, Pages 260-266

  Yang, Zhengbao ^a   Wang, Yan Qing ^b   Zuo, Lei ^c   Zu, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc; Curved structure; Energy harvesting; Half tube; High performance; Piezoelectric

Indexed keywords

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

CURVED STRUCTURE; HIGH-PERFORMANCE; PIEZO-ELECTRIC STRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING; STIFFNESS CHARACTERISTICS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 85020288435     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.05.073     Document Type: Article

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