Title :
Determination of the efficiency of energy harvesters
Author :
Schumacher, B. ; Sala, A.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
Efficiency of energy harvesters has to be optimized, comparable and traceable. To assure this, for the determination of the efficiency of energy harvesters the model of internal and external efficiency is developed. Two cases will be shown to demonstrate the advantages of this approach. First measurement results are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
energy conservation; energy harvesting; EH; energy harvester efficiency determination; external efficiency; internal efficiency; measurement result; Conductivity; Conductivity measurement; Materials; Power generation; Temperature measurement; Thermal conductivity; efficiency; electrical conductivity; energy harvesting; material properties; piezoelectric devices; thermoelectric devices;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0439-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2012.6250665
