• DocumentCode
    1609447
  • Title

    Paper ID number EH010

  • Author

    Robbins, William P. ; Morris, Dustin ; Marusic, Ivan ; Novak, Todd O.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota. 200 Union St. SE, Minneapolis, 55455, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Flexible flag-like panels composed of flexible piezo-electric materials (PVDF) affixed to a nonpiezoelectric core are described which generate electricity when positioned to flap in the wind. This paper describes several steps taken to maximize the output power at moderate wind speed.
  • Keywords
    Aerodynamics; Australia; Circuit testing; Frequency; Geometry; Power generation; Voltage; Wind energy generation; Wind speed; Wireless sensor networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applications of Ferroelectrics, 2008. ISAF 2008. 17th IEEE International Symposium on the
  • Conference_Location
    Santa Re, NM, USA
  • ISSN
    1099-4734
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2744-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1099-4734
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISAF.2008.4693944
  • Filename
    4693944