• DocumentCode
    1767715
  • Title

    A review of piezoelectrical energy harvesting and applications

  • Author

    Lopes, Carolina M. A. ; Gallo, Carlos A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Mech. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    1-4 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1284
  • Lastpage
    1288
  • Abstract
    The main objective of this work is to review the most important experiments and applications that have been studied in the last few years in the area of converting mechanical energy from the environment to usable electrical energy using piezoelectric materials.
  • Keywords
    energy harvesting; piezoelectric materials; piezoelectric transducers; mechanical energy conversion; piezoelectric materials; piezoelectrical energy harvesting; Crystals; Energy harvesting; Generators; Piezoelectric materials; Sensors; Vibrations; Piezoelectric Materials; Power Harvesting; Smart Materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 2014 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISIE.2014.6864799
  • Filename
    6864799