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Flexible piezoelectric polymer-based energy harvesting system for roadway applications

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In this article, a piezoelectric energy harvester module based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer for roadway applications was presented, which exhibited stable performance and durability over the repeated number of bending cycles.
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This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2017-07-01. It has received 165 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: PMUT & Energy harvesting.

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New developments in composites, copolymer technologies and processing techniques for flexible fluoropolymer piezoelectric generators for efficient energy harvesting

TL;DR: In this article, a critical review of the processing of fluoropolymers towards the maximization of piezoelectric conversion parameters is presented, focusing on the correlation between synthetic routes, inclusion of further co-monomers, addition of additives and nanomaterials, as well as processing techniques and the optimized electricity generation in the resultant PEGs.
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Scavenging energy from ultra-low frequency mechanical excitations through a bi-directional hybrid energy harvester

TL;DR: In this article, a bi-directional hybrid energy harvester (HEH) is presented to scavenge energy from ultra-low frequency mechanical excitations, which consists of two piezoelectric cantilever beams, a suspended magnet, and a set of coil.
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Piezoelectric energy harvester for rolling bearings with capability of self-powered condition monitoring

TL;DR: In this article, an arc-shaped piezoelectric sheet between the outer race of rolling bearing and bearing pedestal was installed to scavenge rotational energy from rotating machines.
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A brief review of sound energy harvesting

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review of sound energy harvesting is provided, focusing on presenting principles, examples, and enhancement methods for sound energy harvesters, which are classified as sound pressure amplification and transduction mechanism.
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Fundamentals of Power Electronics

TL;DR: Converters in Equilibrium, Steady-State Equivalent Circuit Modeling, Losses, and Efficiency, and Power and Harmonics in Nonsinusoidal Systems.
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Role of renewable energy sources in environmental protection: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, a review has been done on scope of CO2 mitigation through solar cooker, water heater, dryer, biofuel, improved cookstove and by hydrogen, which provides an excellent opportunity for mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and reducing global warming through substituting conventional energy sources.
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Energy scavenging for mobile and wireless electronics

TL;DR: A whirlwind survey of energy harvesting can be found in this article, where the authors present a survey of recent advances in energy harvesting, spanning historic and current developments in sensor networks and mobile devices.
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A review of power harvesting using piezoelectric materials (2003–2006)

TL;DR: The field of power harvesting has experienced significant growth over the past few years due to the ever-increasing desire to produce portable and wireless electronics with extended lifespans as mentioned in this paper, and the use of batteries can be troublesome due to their limited lifespan, thus necessitating their periodic replacement.
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Prospects for LED lighting

TL;DR: More than one-fifth of US electricity is used to power artificial lighting as discussed by the authors and light-emitting diodes based on group III/nitride semiconductors are bringing about a revolution in energy-efficient lighting.
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