@INPROCEEDINGS{Richter2006,
  author = {Richter, Bj{\"o}rn and Twiefel, Jens and Hemsel, Tobias and Wallaschek,
	J{\"o}rg},
  title = {Model based design of piezoelectric generators utilizing geometrical
	and material properties},
  booktitle = {ASME 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition},
  year = {2006},
  address = {Chicago, Illinois, USA},
  month = {November},
  organization = {ASME},
  __markedentry = {[K. Agbons jr:6]},
  abstract = {This paper presents a general model based on the electromechanical
	circuit theory. The model is set up as a mechanical equivalent model
	for base excited systems and describes the behaviour of a piezoelectric
	element around one resonance frequency which is sufficient for most
	practical applications. The model is extended to obtain the influence
	of geometrical and material properties. The derivated properties
	are used to describe the parameters of the general model which is
	easy to handle. Using this model either the calculation of the output
	power on a specific electric load or the determination of the design
	of the used piezoelectric element for a needed electric output power
	is possible. The paper focuses on the design of the ratio of length
	and width of a piezoelectric bimorph. The validity of the model is
	shown by the comparison of computed and experimental results.},
  bdsk-url-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2006-14862},
  doi = {doi:10.1115/IMECE2006-14862},
  keywords = {Materials properties, Design, Generators},
  owner = {K. Agbons jr},
  timestamp = {2013.11.23}
}