Vibration Energy Harvesting System With Mechanical Motion Rectifier

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changwei Liang ◽  
You Wu ◽  
Lei Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Mechanical Motion ◽  
Single Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Single Degree ◽  
Force And Motion ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
Linear Damping

Mechanical motion rectifier (MMR) has been used as power takeoff system to harvest energy for different applications. The dynamics of single degree of freedom energy harvesting system with MMR is piecewise linear due to the engagement and disengagement of one-way clutches. The energy harvesting performance of single degree of freedom system with MMR under force and motion excitation are studied and compared with ideal linear damping and non-MMR system in this paper. Under harmonic force and motion excitation, the optimal excitation frequency and output power of MMR system is less sensitive to the power takeoff inertia compared with non-MMR system. Furthermore, the output power of MMR system under harmonic motion excitation is larger than non-MMR system. The performance index of MMR, non-MMR and linear damping systems are compared under random excitation. It is found that MMR system has a better performance over both non-MMR and linear damping system, which makes it a better choice for energy harvesting.

Two Groups of Chaotic Vibrations in a Single-Degree-of-Freedom Maglev System

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhixiang Xu ◽  
Hideyuki Tamura
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Levitation ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Power Spectra ◽  
Period Doubling ◽  
Excitation Amplitude ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Single Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Single Degree ◽  
Moving Base ◽  
Period Doubling Bifurcations

Abstract In this paper, a single-degree-of-freedom magnetic levitation dynamic system, whose spring is composed of a magnetic repulsive force, is numerically analyzed. The numerical results indicate that a body levitated by magnetic force shows many kinds of vibrations upon adjusting the system parameters (viz., damping, excitation amplitude and excitation frequency) when the system is excited by the harmonically moving base. For a suitable combination of parameters, an aperiodic vibration occurs after a sequence of period-doubling bifurcations. Typical aperiodic vibrations that occurred after period-doubling bifurcations from several initial states are identified as chaotic vibration and classified into two groups by examining their power spectra, Poincare maps, fractal dimension analyses, etc.

On the Motion of Lineal Bodies Subject to Linear Damping

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. Beatty
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
Rigid Body ◽  
General Class ◽  
Plane Motion ◽  
Rigid Bodies ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Single Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Single Degree ◽  
Linear Damping

Wilms (1995) has considered the plane motion of three lineal rigid bodies subject to linear damping over their length. He shows that these plane single-degree-of-freedom systems are governed by precisely the same fundamental differential equation. It is not unusual that several dynamical systems may be formally characterized by the same differential equation, but the universal differential equation for these systems is unusual because it is exactly the same equation for the three very different systems. It is shown here that these problems belong to a more general class of problems for which the differential equation is exactly the same for every lineal rigid body regardless of its geometry.

Periodic Motions in a Single-Degree-of-Freedom System Under Both an Aerodynamic Force and a Harmonic Excitation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yu ◽  
Albert C. J. Luo
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Aerodynamic Force ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Harmonic Excitation ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Periodic Motions ◽  
Single Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Single Degree ◽  
Stable Period

Abstract In this paper, a semi-analytical approach was used to predict periodic motions in a single-degree-of-freedom system under both aerodynamic force and harmonic excitation. Using the implicit mappings, the predictions of period-1 motions varying with excitation frequency are obtained. Stability of the period-1 motions are discussed, and the corresponding eigenvalues of period-1 motions are presented. Finally, numerical simulations of stable period-1 motions are illustrated.

A Mechanical Analyzer for the Solution of Vibration Problems of a Single Degree of Freedom

1948 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-150
Author(s):  
E. E. Weibel ◽  
N. M. Cokyucel ◽  
R. E. Blau
Keyword(s):  
Generalized Solution ◽  
Nonlinear Damping ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Simple Construction ◽  
Dimensionless Form ◽  
Single Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Single Degree ◽  
Constant Magnitude ◽  
Linear Damping ◽  
Vibration Problems

Abstract A mechanical-analogy-type analyzer is described which is of relatively simple construction being limited to single-degree-of-freedom problems. Whithin this limitation solutions may be obtained for systems which include various types of nonlinear elasticity and of nonlinear damping. Included is a generalized solution obtained on the analyzer giving in dimensionless form the maximum displacements and forces in a system having nonlinear (linear plus cubic) elasticity and linear damping caused by a force pulse of constant magnitude and finite duration. The bearing of the results on the starting torques in nonlinear systems is indicated.

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