Design and jump phenomenon analysis of an eccentric ring energy harvester

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 105019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jen Wang ◽  
Chung-De Chen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Jump Phenomenon ◽  
Eccentric Ring

On Improvement of Operation Bandwidth of Duffing-Like Vibration-Based Harvesters Using a Mechanical Motion Rectifier

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Che Tai ◽  
Mingyi Liu ◽  
Yue Yuan ◽  
Lei Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Duffing Oscillator ◽  
Nonlinear Stiffness ◽  
Method Of Averaging ◽  
Jump Phenomenon ◽  
Mechanical Motion ◽  
Energy Harvesters ◽  
Vibratory Motion ◽  
Electromagnetic Generator

A novel vibration-based energy harvester which consists of a monostable Duffing oscillator connected to an electromagnetic generator with a mechanical motion rectifier (MMR-Duffing) is studied. The mechanical motion rectifier converts the bi-directional vibratory motion from ambient environments into uni-directional rotation to the generator and causes the harvester to periodically switch between a larger- and small-inertia system, resulting in nonlinearity in inertia. By means of the method of averaging, it is analytically shown that the proposed Duffing-MMR harvester outperforms traditional monostable Duffing oscillator energy harvesters in twofold. First of all, it increases the bandwidth of energy harvesting, given identical nonlinear stiffness. Second of all, it mitigates the jump phenomenon due to nonlinear stiffness and thus exploits more potential bandwidth of energy harvesting without inducing any jump phenomenon. Finally, the analytical analyses are verified via numerical simulations of a prototype of the proposed Duffing-MMR harvester.

Simply supported FPEDs connected by springs for broadband energy harvesting

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 201-210
Author(s):  
Yoshikazu Tanaka ◽  
Satoru Odake ◽  
Jun Miyake ◽  
Hidemi Mutsuda ◽  
Atanas A. Popov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Theoretical Evaluation ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Polyvinylidene Difluoride ◽  
Simply Supported

Energy harvesting methods that use functional materials have attracted interest because they can take advantage of an abundant but underutilized energy source. Most vibration energy harvester designs operate most effectively around their resonant frequency. However, in practice, the frequency band for ambient vibrational energy is typically broad. The development of technologies for broadband energy harvesting is therefore desirable. The authors previously proposed an energy harvester, called a flexible piezoelectric device (FPED), that consists of a piezoelectric film (polyvinylidene difluoride) and a soft material, such as silicon rubber or polyethylene terephthalate. The authors also proposed a system based on FPEDs for broadband energy harvesting. The system consisted of cantilevered FPEDs, with each FPED connected via a spring. Simply supported FPEDs also have potential for broadband energy harvesting, and here, a theoretical evaluation method is proposed for such a system. Experiments are conducted to validate the derived model.

Vibration based Energy Harvester Employing ZnO Film on the Stainless Steel Substrate

2013 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 126-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shota Hosokawa ◽  
Motoaki Hara ◽  
Hiroyuki Oguchi ◽  
Hiroki Kuwano
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Stainless Steel Substrate ◽  
Steel Substrate ◽  
Zno Film

Hybrid Vibration Energy Harvester based on Stochastic Resonance

2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (5) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
Meng Su ◽  
Dai Kobayashi ◽  
Nobuyuki Takama ◽  
Beomjoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Resonance ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester

Improvement of Power Generation in Low Acceleration for Electrostatic Energy Harvester by Using Bipolar Charging Method

2015 ◽  
Vol 135 (9) ◽  
pp. 372-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Sonoda ◽  
Keidai Minami ◽  
Naoki Miwatani ◽  
Kensuke Kanda ◽  
Takayuki Fujita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Electrostatic Energy

A Fluidic Vibrational Energy Harvester for Implantable Medical Device Applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 137 (6) ◽  
pp. 152-158
Author(s):  
Satoshi Inoue ◽  
Takuya Takahashi ◽  
Momoko Kumemura ◽  
Kazunori Ishibashi ◽  
Hiroyuki Fujita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Device ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Implantable Medical Device ◽  
Device Applications

Dynamics analysis of the portal frame model with non-ideal drive as an energy harvester

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Pedro Canisso Valese Norenberg ◽  
Marcus Varanis ◽  
José Manoel Balthazar ◽  
Angelo Marcelo Tusset
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Dynamics Analysis ◽  
Frame Model ◽  
Portal Frame

Flexible Two-ply Piezoelectric Yarn Energy Harvester

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeon Jun Sim ◽  
Changsoon Choi ◽  
Chang Jun Lee ◽  
Youn Tae Kim ◽  
Seon Jeong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester
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