This paper presents a state-of-the-art review on a hot topic in the literature, ie, vibration
based energy harvesting techniques, including theory, modelling methods and the …

Piezoelectric transformers (PTs) are solid-state devices that transform electrical energy into
electrical energy by means of a mechanical vibration. These devices are manufactured …

This article presents a nonlinear approach to optimize the power flow of vibration-based
piezoelectric energy-harvesting devices. This self-adaptive principle is based on a particular …

Recent developments in miniaturized sensors, digital processors and wireless
communication systems have many desirable applications. The realization of these …

Piezoelectric components offer several potential advantages to power conversion including
high power density and efficiency capabilities compared to magnetics at small scales …

A review on piezoelectric transformer structural modeling is presented. The operating
principle and the basic behavior of piezoelectric transformers as governed by the linear …

Piezoelectricity—a phenomenon of the direct conversion of electrical and mechanical
energy—has been discovered by Pierre and Jacques Curie about 135 years ago. Since that …

To date, piezoelectric transformers (PTs) have been extensively commercialised in step-up
applications, such as cold cathode fluorescent lamp backlighting for LCDs. As step-down PT …

In this paper, a new complementary gate driver for power metal-oxide semiconductor field-
effect transistors and insulated gate bipolar transistors is presented based on the use of a …

The objective of this study was to develop recommendations for an optimal design of
piezoelectric transformer (PT) AC/DC converters. The paper presents a comprehensive …