@inproceedings{58c928f869064c1cb7bbce6da6add178,
title = "A piezoelectric device for measurement and power harvesting applications",
abstract = "With the fast growth of wireless communications between nodes/sensor units, devices installed in remote places require power energy supply solutions to assure their functionally and data communication capabilities. For these applications energy harvesting takes place as a good solution, to increase the availability of energy, in opposition to the conventional systems of energy supply. Regenerative energy sources like thermoelectric, magnetic, piezoelectric, and/or renewable sources such as photovoltaic, wind, among others, allowed the development of different powering solutions for sensor units. The purpose of this work is to characterize a piezoelectric device to measure and capture mechanical vibrations from equipments, structures and piping vibrations, as well as from other sources. The study is carried out taking into account the power supply capabilities of piezoelectric devices as a function of the amplitude and frequency of the vibration stimulus, as well as, the electrical characteristics of the load circuit.",
keywords = "Energy harvesting, Mechanical vibration energy, Regenerative energy sources, Sensor applications, Stand-alone systems",
author = "M. Alves and {Dias Pereira}, {J. M.} and Fonseca, {J. M.}",
note = "Sem PDF.; 6th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2015 ; Conference date: 13-04-2015 Through 15-04-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-16766-4_52",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-319-16765-7",
series = "IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "486--493",
editor = "Camarinha-Matos, {Luis M. } and Baldissera, {Thais A. } and {Di Orio}, {Giovanni } and Marques, {Francisco }",
booktitle = "DoCEIS 2015",
address = "Germany",
}