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Finite Element Modeling of MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvester

Beker L., Muhtaroglu A., Ozguven H.N., Kulah H., Middle East Technical University, TR

This paper reports an improved method for modeling and optimization of a MEMS piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) for a desired frequency range with maximum voltage output using finite element method. Single-degree-of-freedom and distributed parameter modeling [...]