Piezoelectric Artificial Kelp for Energy Harvesting

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander M. Pankonien ◽  
Zoubeida Ounaies
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Kelp Forests ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Marine Habitat ◽  
Specific Flow ◽  
Hydrokinetic Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

This study focuses on a hydrokinetic energy harvesting system concept using piezoelectric materials. The Piezoelectric Active Kelp (PAK) system will consist of chemically inert piezoelectric polymers or piezoelectric ceramics manufactured into long flexible ribbons. The PAK system will convert the natural mechanical motions seen in kelp forests due to oceanic wave action, into electricity. As the periodic ocean currents, resulting from waves, pass over the PAK system, they cause the structure to oscillate back and forth. The piezoelectric materials will convert this mechanical motion directly into electrical power via the inverse piezoelectric effect. Large numbers of piezo-kelp ribbons would be mounted like forests on the ocean floor, producing a constant stream of smart grid power. PAK forest systems would also provide an artificial marine habitat while meeting the world’s demand for inexpensive and sustainable energy. Contrary to most forms of hydrokinetic energy harvesting system, the PAK system has no fast-moving parts or turbines and will be made of environmentally inert materials. The amount of power harvested by the PAK system depends upon the flow conditions, device configuration and size, and its piezoelectric material properties. Assuming specific flow conditions and fluid-structure interaction, this study will determine the optimal piezoelectric material to use, along with physical dimensions and layup configuration, to maximize the volumetric power density of the PAK system. The power generated by three common piezoelectric energy harvesting configurations: the unimorph, a homogeneous bimorph and a heterogeneous bimorph, will be compared for both a piezopolymer and a piezoceramic. Additionally, an appropriate figure-of-merit is also identified, based on the piezoelectric coefficient product (d31· g31) to compare the power production capabilities across materials.

scholarly journals Tracking of Maximum Electrical Power for a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 6465-6469
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

Recent global environmental challenges have urged researchers to work on renewable energy resources. One major category of these resources is piezoelectric materials. This paper presents dynamic modeling of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system and then presents two level methodology using artificial neural networks to reach its maximum power output. Simulation results show desirable performance of the system, which leads to output increasing and tracking of maximum power in a limited time.

scholarly journals Design and Development of a Lead-Freepiezoelectric Energy Harvester for Wideband, Low Frequency, and Low Amplitude Vibrations

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1537
Author(s):  
Neetu Kumari ◽  
Micky Rakotondrabe
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Lead Free ◽  
Ambient Vibrations ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Low Amplitude

In recent years, energy harvesting from ambient vibrations using piezoelectric materials has become the center of attention due to the fact that it has the potential to replace batteries, providing an easy way to power wireless and low power sensors and electronic devices. Piezoelectric material has been extensively used in energy harvesting technologies. However, the most commercially available and widely used piezoelectric materials are lead-based, Pb [ZrxTi1−x] O3 (PZT), which contains more than 60 weight percent lead (Pb). Due to its extremely hazardous effects on lead elements, there is a strong need to substitute PZT with new lead-free materials that have comparable properties to those of PZT. Lead-free lithium niobate (LiNbO3) piezoelectric material can be considered as a substitute for lead-based piezoelectric materials for vibrational energy scavenging applications. LiNbO3 crystal has a lower dielectric constant comparison to the conventional piezoceramics (for instance, PZT); however, at the same time, LiNbO3 (LN) single crystal presents a figure of merits similar to that of PZT, which makes it the most suitable choice for a vibrational energy harvester based on lead-free materials. The implementation was carried out using a global optimization approach including a thick single-crystal film on a metal substrate with optimized clamped capacitance for better impedance matching conditions. A lot of research shows that standard designs such as linear piezoelectric energy harvesters are not a prominent solution as they can only operate in a narrow bandwidth because of their single high resonant peak in their frequency spectrum. In this paper, we propose, and experimentally validate, a novel lead-free piezoelectric energy harvester to harness electrical energy from wideband, low-frequency, and low-amplitude ambient vibration. To reach this target, the harvester is designed to combine multi-frequency and nonlinear techniques. The proposed energy harvesting system consists of six piezoelectric cantilevers of different sizes and different resonant frequencies. Each is based on lead-free lithium niobate piezoelectric material coupled with a shape memory alloy (nitinol) substrate. The design is in the form of a circular ring to which the cantilevers are embedded to create nonlinear behavior when excited with ambient vibrations. The finite element simulation and the experimental results confirm that the proposed lead-free harvester design is efficient at low frequencies, particularly different frequencies below 250 Hz.

scholarly journals Power-Generation Optimization Based on Piezoelectric Ceramic Deformation for Energy Harvesting Application with Renewable Energy

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2171
Author(s):  
Hyeonsu Han ◽  
Junghyuk Ko
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramic ◽  
Piezoelectric Element ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramics ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy

Along with the increase in renewable energy, research on energy harvesting combined with piezoelectric energy is being conducted. However, it is difficult to predict the power generation of combined harvesting because there is no data on the power generation by a single piezoelectric material. Before predicting the corresponding power generation and efficiency, it is necessary to quantify the power generation by a single piezoelectric material alone. In this study, the generated power is measured based on three parameters (size of the piezoelectric ceramic, depth of compression, and speed of compression) that contribute to the deformation of a single PZT (Lead zirconate titanate)-based piezoelectric element. The generated power was analyzed by comparing with the corresponding parameters. The analysis results are as follows: (i) considering the difference between the size of the piezoelectric ceramic and the generated power, 20 mm was the most efficient piezoelectric ceramic size, (ii) considering the case of piezoelectric ceramics sized 14 mm, the generated power continued to increase with the increase in the compression depth of the piezoelectric ceramic, and (iii) For piezoelectric ceramics of all diameters, the longer the depth of deformation, the shorter the frequency, and depending on the depth of deformation, there is a specific frequency at which the charging power is maximum. Based on the findings of this study, PZT-based elements can be applied to cases that receive indirect force, including vibration energy and wave energy. In addition, the power generation of a PZT-based element can be predicted, and efficient conditions can be set for maximum power generation.

Effective Piezoelectric Area for Hitting-Type Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (10S) ◽  
pp. 10MB03 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Jun Jung ◽  
Daniel Song ◽  
Seong Kwang Hong ◽  
Yooseob Song ◽  
Tae Hyun Sung
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

scholarly journals Modeling of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Freely Oscillating Cylinders in Water Flow

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Zhang ◽  
YingZheng Liu ◽  
ZhaoMin Cao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Load Resistance ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibratory System ◽  
System Parameters ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Vortex Induced Vibrations

A concept of energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibrations of a rigid circular cylinder with two piezoelectric beams attached is investigated. The variations of the power levels with the free stream velocity are determined. A mathematical approach including the coupled cylinder motion and harvested voltage is presented. The effects of the load resistance, piezoelectric materials, and circuit combined on the natural frequency and damping of the vibratory system are determined by performing a linear analysis. The dynamic response of the cylinder and harvested energy are investigated. The results show that the harvested level in SS and SP&PS modes is the same with different values of load resistance. For four different system parameters, the results show that the bigger size of cylinder with PZT beams can obtain the higher harvested power.

A Creative Vibration Energy Harvesting System to Support a Self-Powered Internet of Thing (IoT) Network in Smart Bridge Monitoring

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saman Farhangdoust ◽  
Claudia Mederos ◽  
Behrouz Farkiani ◽  
Armin Mehrabi ◽  
Hossein Taheri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Average Power ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Laser Vibrometer ◽  
Stay Cable ◽  
Fe Modelling ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

Abstract This paper presents a creative energy harvesting system using a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever-beam to power wireless sensors in an IoT network for the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The bimorph piezoelectric energy harvester (BPEH) comprises a cantilever beam as a substrate sandwiched between two piezoelectric layers to remarkably harness ambient vibrations of an inclined stay cable and convert them into electrical energy when the cable is subjected to a harmonic acceleration. To investigate and design the bridge energy harvesting system, a field measurement was required for collecting cable vibration data. The results of a non-contact laser vibrometer is used to remotely measure the dynamic characteristics of the inclined cables. A finite element study is employed to simulate a 3-D model of the proposed BPEH by COMSOL Multiphasics. The FE modelling results showed that the average power generated by the BPEH excited by a harmonic acceleration of 1 m/s2 at 1 Hz is up to 614 μW which satisfies the minimum electric power required for the sensor node in the proposed IoT network. In this research a LoRaWAN architecture is also developed to utilize the BPEH as a sustainable and sufficient power resource for an IoT platform which uses wireless sensor networks installed on the bridge stay cables to collect and remotely transfer bridge health monitoring data over the bridge in a low-power manner.

Multimodal Energy Harvesting System: Piezoelectric and Electromagnetic

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 625-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonas Tadesse ◽  
Shujun Zhang ◽  
Shashank Priya
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Permanent Magnet ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
Tip Mass

In this study, we report a multimodal energy harvesting device that combines electromagnetic and piezoelectric energy harvesting mechanism. The device consists of piezoelectric crystals bonded to a cantilever beam. The tip of the cantilever beam has an attached permanent magnet which, oscillates within a stationary coil fixed to the top of the package. The permanent magnet serves two purpose (i) acts as a tip mass for the cantilever beam and lowers the resonance frequency, and (ii) acts as a core which oscillates between the inductive coils resulting in electric current generation through Faraday's effect. Thus, this design combines the energy harvesting from two different mechanisms, piezoelectric and electromagnetic, on the same platform. The prototype system was optimized using the finite element software, ANSYS, to find the resonance frequency and stress distribution. The power generated from the fabricated prototype was found to be 0.25 W using the electromagnetic mechanism and 0.25 mW using the piezoelectric mechanism at 35 g acceleration and 20 Hz frequency.

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