Design and Optimization of MEMS Piezoelectric Cantilever for Vibration Energy Harvesting Application

2019 ◽  
pp. 655-662
Author(s):  
Namrata Gupta ◽  
Abhishek Ray ◽  
Alok Naugarhiya ◽  
Abhinav Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

A Broadband Frequency Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester

2011 ◽  
Vol 483 ◽  
pp. 626-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua An Ma ◽  
Jing Quan Liu ◽  
Gang Tang ◽  
Chun Sheng Yang ◽  
Yi Gui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Frequency Band ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Working Frequency ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration

As the low-power wireless sensor components and the development of micro electromechanical systems, long-term supply of components is a major obstacle of their development. One of solutions to this problem is based on the environmental energy collection of piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting. Currently, frequency band of piezoelectric vibration energy harvester is narrow and the frequency is high, which is not fit for the vibration energy acquisition in the natural environment. A piezoelectric vibration energy harvester with lower working frequency and broader band is designed and a test system to analyze the harvester is presented in this paper. The traditional mass is replaced by a permanent magnet in this paper, While other two permanent magnets are also placed on the upper and above of the piezoelectric cantilever. Experiments showed, under the 0.5g acceleration, compared with the traditional non-magnetic piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting, a piezoelectric cantilever (length 40mm, width 8mm, thickness 0.8mm) has a peak-peak voltage of 32.4V, effectively enlarges working frequency band from 67HZ-105HZ to 63HZ-108HZ.

Research on Piezoelectric Generators for Vibration Energy Harvesting

2015 ◽  
Vol 757 ◽  
pp. 171-174
Author(s):  
Kai Zhou ◽  
Fang Xie ◽  
Yi Tao ◽  
Hai Xia Du
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Networks ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Low Frequency Vibration ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Generation Capacity

Ambient energy harvesting has been in recent years the recurring object of a number of research efforts aimed at providing an autonomous solution to the powering of small scale electronic mobile devices. Among the different solutions, vibration energy harvesting has played a major role due to the almost universal presence of mechanical vibrations. In the paper, a piezoelectric cantilever device for harvesting the ambient low-frequency vibration energy is designed, and influences of its structure on output voltage and power generation capacity are studied also. The study results show that the piezoelectric cantilever can produce enough power energy which meets the operation requirements of sensors in wireless networks. It provides a method and corresponding theoretical basis for the harvesting of ambient low-frequency vibration energy and the design of self-supply devices for sensors in wireless networks.

scholarly journals Chaotic Dynamics-Based Analysis of Broadband Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesting Enhanced by Using Nonlinearity

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongsheng Chen ◽  
Bin Guo ◽  
Congcong Cheng ◽  
Hongwu Shi ◽  
Yongmin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Chaotic Dynamics ◽  
State Space Model ◽  
Excitation Amplitude ◽  
Single Frequency ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Harvesting Systems ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration

Nonlinear magnetic forces are always used to enlarge resonant bandwidth of vibration energy harvesting systems with piezoelectric cantilever beams. However, how to determine properly the distance between two magnets is one of the key engineering problems. In this paper, the Melnikov theory is introduced to overcome it. Firstly, the Melnikov state-space model of the nonlinear piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting (PVEH) system is built. Based on it, chaotic dynamics mechanisms of achieving broadband PVEH by nonlinearity are exposed by potential function of the unperturbed nonlinear PVEH system. Then the corresponding Melnikov function of the nonlinear PVEH system is defined, based on which two Melnikov necessary conditions of determining the distance are obtained. Finally, numerical simulations are done to testify the theoretic results. The results demonstrate that the distance is closely related to the excitation amplitude and frequency once geometric and material parameters are fixed. Under a single-frequency excitation, the nonlinear PVEH system can generate a periodic vibration around a stable point, a large-amplitude vibration around two stable points, or a chaotic vibration. The proposed method is very valuable for optimally designing and utilizing nonlinear broadband PVEH devices in engineering applications.

A MEMS Piezoelectric Cantilever Beam Array for Vibration Energy Harvesting

2013 ◽  
Vol 562-565 ◽  
pp. 1052-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Qiang Zhao ◽  
Zhi Yu Wen ◽  
Li Cheng Deng ◽  
Guo Xi Luo ◽  
Zheng Guo Shang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Cmos Process ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Beam Array ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

A micro piezoelectric cantilever beam array is designed for vibration energy harvesting. A single degree of freedom analytical model is developed to predict the properties of the device and is verified by finite element method. The piezoelectric material Aluminum Nitride was chosen for the compatibility with the CMOS process. The devices consisting of 5 piezoelectric cantilever beams and one proof mass were fabricated using micromachining technology. The resonance frequency, voltage and power were tested at excitation acceleration of 5.0 g. The maximum output power of the device is 9.13 μW at the resonance frequency of 1315 Hz when piezoelectric beams are connected in parallel.

Modeling and Analysis of Piezoelectric Bimorph Cantilever for Vibration Energy Harvesting

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 2583-2588
Author(s):  
Jun Jie Gong ◽  
Ying Ying Xu ◽  
Zhi Lin Ruan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Electromechanical Coupling ◽  
Theory Of Elasticity ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Bimorph ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Output Displacement ◽  
Fea Model ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

The vibration energy can be converted to electrical energy directly and efficiently using piezoelectric cantilever beam based on piezoelectric effect. Since its structure is simple and its working process is unpoisonous to the environment, the piezoelectric cantilever beam can be used in various fields comprehensively. The present paper perform an analysis on the vibration energy harvesting problem of piezoelectric bimorph cantilever beam. The piezoelectric cantilever model has been formulated using the theory of elasticity mechanics and piezoelectric theory. A prototype of piezoelectric power generator is set up to do vibration test, and the electromechanical coupling FEA model under vibration load is built to simulate its output displacement, stress and voltage. The present numerical results of piezoelectric bimorph cantilever coincide well with our related experimental results, which shows the validity of the present FEA model and the relate results.

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