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Performance of a cantilever piezoelectric energy harvester impacting a bump stop
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In this paper, a theoretical model for a piezoelectric cantilever beam energy harvester impacting against a stop is derived, which aims to develop an understanding of the vibration characteristics of the cantilevers and quantify how the electrical output of the harvesters is affected by the stop.About:
This article is published in Journal of Sound and Vibration.The article was published on 2011-12-05. It has received 48 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bimorph & Cantilever.read more
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Enhancement of the performance of a hybrid nonlinear vibration energy harvester based on piezoelectric and electromagnetic transductions
TL;DR: In this paper, a multiphysics model of a hybrid piezoelectric-electromagnetic vibration energy harvester, including the main sources of nonlinearities, is developed.
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Experimental investigation of galloping piezoelectric energy harvesters with square bluff bodies
Felix Ewere,Gang Wang,Brian Cain +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, a galloping piezoelectric energy harvester (GPEH) with a square bluff body and an improved GPEH with an impact bump stop are tested in a wind tunnel in order to determine the system damping, electrical response and limit cycle oscillation (LCO) amplitude.
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Broadband and tunable PZT energy harvesting utilizing local nonlinearity and tip mass effects
TL;DR: In this paper, a broadband piezoelectric energy harvester with an applied restoring force is studied, where the restoring force was modeled as a spring in the boundary conditions of the system, and the system was composed of a clamped-free beam with a tip mass supported by a spring at the free end.
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Investigation of a d 15 mode PZT-51 piezoelectric energy harvester with a series connection structure
Jihe Zhao,Xuejun Zheng,Xuejun Zheng,Liang Zhou,Yong Zhang,Jing Sun,Weijie Dong,Shuifeng Deng,Shutao Peng +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a d15 mode piezoelectric energy harvester with two PZT-51 elements in series connection (SC), in which the elements are arranged along the width direction, was fabricated, and it was compared with the traditional d15-mode PEH with a single PZTs51 element (SPEH) to discuss the output peak-to-peak voltage (Up p).
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Micro electromagnetic vibration energy harvester based on free/impact motion for low frequency–large amplitude operation
TL;DR: In this article, a micro-electromagnetic vibration energy harvester based on free/impact motion is proposed, where the output power continuously increases with the input frequency and/or amplitude.
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Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Based on Zinc Oxide Nanowire Arrays
TL;DR: This approach has the potential of converting mechanical, vibrational, and/or hydraulic energy into electricity for powering nanodevices.
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A review of power harvesting using piezoelectric materials (2003–2006)
Steven R. Anton,Henry A. Sodano +1 more
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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Energy scavenging with shoe-mounted piezoelectrics
N.S. Shenck,Joseph A. Paradiso +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a flexible piezoelectric foil stave was used to harness sole-bending energy and a reinforced PZT dimorph to capture heel-strike energy.
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Estimation of Electric Charge Output for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
TL;DR: In this article, a model of the PZT power harvesting device was developed to simplify the design procedure necessary for determining the appropriate size and vibration levels necessary for sufficient energy to be produced and supplied to the electronic devices.
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On Mechanical Modeling of Cantilevered Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters
Alper Erturk,Daniel J. Inman +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, it is shown that the commonly accepted single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) harmonic base excitation relation may yield highly inaccurate results for predicting the motion of cantilevered beams and bars.
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