A Double Bi-stable Energy Harvester for Enhanced Ability of Bi-stable Energy Harvesting from Random Vibration

Jinshan Wang^1,2 and Zengcai Wang This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.^1,2

¹School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, P.R. China
²Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Jinan 250061, P.R. China

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