A Multi-Point Loaded Piezocomposite Beam: Experiments on Sensing and Vibration Energy Harvesting

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick S. Heaney ◽  
Onur Bilgen
Keyword(s):  
Unit Length ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Beam Curvature ◽  
Cantilevered Beam ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Tip Mass ◽  
Patch Length ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration

A common configuration for a piezoelectric vibration energy harvester is the cantilevered beam with the piezoelectric device located near the beam root to maximize energy transduction. The beam curvature in this configuration is monotonically decreasing from root to tip, so the transduction per unit length of piezoelectric material decreases with increasing patch length. As an alternative to such conventional configuration, this paper proposes a so-called inertial four-point loading for beam-like structures. The effects of support location and tip mass on the beam curvature shapes are analyzed for four-point loaded cases to demonstrate the effect of these configurations on the total strain induced on the piezoelectric patch. These configurations are tested experimentally using several different support locations and compared with results from a baseline cantilevered beam. Performance comparisons of their power ratios are made, which indicate improvement in the transduction per unit strain of the four-point loading cases over the cantilevered configuration. The paper concludes with a discussion of potential applications of the inertial four-point loaded configuration.

Energy Harvesting Performance of Vertically Staggered Rectangle-Through-Holes Cantilever in Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Gao ◽  
Hongrui Ao ◽  
Hongyuan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Cantilevered Beam ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration

Abstract Piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting technology has attracted significant attention for its applications in integrated circuits, microelectronic devices, and wireless sensors due to high power density, easy integration, simple configuration, and other outstanding features. Among piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting structures, the cantilevered beam is one of the simplest and most commonly used structures. In this work, a vertically staggered rectangle-through-holes (VS-RTH) cantilevered model is proposed, which focuses on the multi-directional vibration collection. To verify the output performance of the device, this paper employs basic materials and fabrication methods with mathematical modeling. The simulations are conducted through finite element methods to discuss the properties of VS-RTH energy harvester on resonant frequency and output characteristics. Besides, an energy storage circuit is adopted as a collection system. It can achieve a maximum voltage of 4.5 V which is responded to the harmonic vibrating input of 1 N force and 1 m/s2 in a single vibrating direction. Moreover, the power density is 2.596 W/cm3 with a 100 kΩ resistor. It is almost four times better than the output of unidirectional cantilever beam with similar resonant frequency and volume. According to the more functionality in the applications, VS-RTH energy harvester can be used in general vibration acquisition of machines and vehicles. Except for electricity storage, the harvester can potentially employ as a sensor to monitor the diversified physical signals for smooth operation and emergence reports. Looking forward, the VS-RTH harvester renders an effective approach toward decomposing the vibration directions in the environment for further complicating vibration applications.

Non-Linear Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesting From a Vertical Cantilever Beam With Tip Mass

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onur Bilgen ◽  
S. Faruque Ali ◽  
Michael I. Friswell ◽  
Grzegorz Litak ◽  
Marc de Angelis
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Harmonic Component ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Base Excitation ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Potential Wells ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Cantilevered Beam ◽  
Tip Mass

An inverted cantilevered beam vibration energy harvester with a tip mass is evaluated for its electromechanical efficiency and power output capacity in the presence of pure harmonic, pure random and various combinations of harmonic and random base excitation cases. The energy harvester employs a composite piezoelectric material device that is bonded near the root of the beam. The tip mass is used to introduce non-linearity to the system by inducing buckling in some configurations and avoiding it in others. The system dynamics include multiple solutions and jumps between the potential wells, and these are exploited in the harvesting device. This configuration exploits the non-linear properties of the system using base excitation in conjunction with the tip mass at the end of the beam. Such nonlinear device has the potential to work well when the input excitation does not have a dominant harmonic component at a fixed frequency. The paper presents an extensive experimental analysis, results and interesting conclusions derived directly from the experiments supported by numerical simulations.

Broadband Vibration Energy Harvesting from a Vertical Cantilever Piezocomposite Beam with Tip Mass

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onur Bilgen ◽  
Michael I. Friswell ◽  
Shaikh Faruque Ali ◽  
Grzegorz Litak
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Harmonic Component ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Base Excitation ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Potential Wells ◽  
Nonlinear Properties ◽  
Cantilevered Beam ◽  
Tip Mass

An inverted cantilevered beam vibration energy harvester with a tip mass is evaluated for its electromechanical efficiency and power output capacity in the presence of pure harmonic, pure random, and various combinations of harmonic and random base excitation cases. The energy harvester employs a composite piezoelectric material device that is bonded near the root of the beam. The tip mass is used to introduce nonlinearity to the system by inducing buckling in some configurations and avoiding it in others. The system dynamics include multiple solutions and jumps between the potential wells, and these are exploited in the harvesting device. This configuration exploits the nonlinear properties of the system using base excitation in conjunction with the tip mass at the end of the beam. Such a nonlinear device has the potential to work well when the input excitation does not have a dominant harmonic component at a fixed frequency. The paper presents an extensive experimental analysis, results and interesting conclusions derived directly from the experiments supported by numerical simulations.

Modeling of an Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester With Motion Magnification

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongjie Li ◽  
Zachary Brindak ◽  
Lei Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Nonlinear Models ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Vehicle Suspensions ◽  
Shock Absorbers ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Motion Magnification

This paper presents the modeling and analysis of an electromagnetic harvester for potential applications in large-scale vibration energy harvesting such as from vehicle suspensions or civil structures. The kinematics and dynamics of a motion mechanism and generator are considered, including backlash and friction. In this study, a dynamic model for a rack-pinion type regenerative shock absorber has been derived and analyzed based on differential equations. To understand the influence of the friction and backlash on the system, nonlinear models have been created. Simulations are carried out to study the features of the design. The validation of the models is demonstrated by comparing the simulation results with experimental measurements. Guidelines are given for the design of this type of regenerative shock absorbers.

Energy Harvesting Performance of Vertically Staggered Rectangle-Through-Holes Cantilevered in Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Gao ◽  
Hongrui Ao ◽  
Hongyuan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
High Power ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration

Abstract Piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting technology has attracted significant attention for its applications in integrated circuits, microelectronic devices and wireless sensors due to high power density, easy integration, simple configuration and other outstanding features. Among piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting structures, cantilevered beam is one of the simplest and most commonly used structures. In this work, a vertically staggered rectangle-through-holes (VS-RTH) cantilevered model of mesoscale piezoelectric energy harvester is proposed, which focuses on the multi-directional vibration collection and low resonant frequency. To verify the output performances of the device, this paper employs basic materials and fabrication methods with mathematical modeling. The simulations are conducted through finite element methods to discuss the properties of VS-RTH energy harvester on resonant frequency and output characteristics. Besides, an energy storage circuit with high power collection rate is adopted as collection system. This harvester is beneficial to the further application of devices working with continuous vibrations and low power requirements.

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.

Electromechanical modeling and analysis of a piezocomposite multi-point loaded beam vibration energy harvester

2020 ◽  
pp. 1045389X2097547
Author(s):  
Hesam Sharghi ◽  
Onur Bilgen
Keyword(s):  
Output Power ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Transverse Displacement ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Resistive Load ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Tip Mass

In this paper, vibration energy harvesting from a piezocomposite beam with unconventional boundary conditions is investigated. The beam in consideration has multi-point constraints and consequently has concentrated multi-point loading along its length. It is shown that the natural frequencies, strain uniformity along the beam, and strain node positions can be adjusted by shifting the support locations, allowing for a significant range of mechanical tuning. To model the electromechanical system, the Euler-Bernoulli beam assumptions are adopted, and by Hamilton’s principle and Gauss’ law, the governing equations are derived. Frequency response functions of the output voltage and beam transverse displacement are solved for harmonic base excitation, and the maximum output power is calculated both numerically and analytically. A set of experimental results are used to validate the model. A detailed parametric analysis is conducted by varying tunable system parameters such as resistive load, tip mass, and the intermediate support location. All interesting operational conditions of the system, and the corresponding tuning parameters are quantified. It is shown that the multi-point loaded beam concept can produce higher strain-normalized-output-power when compared to a cantilevered or a simply supported beam.

Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester: Design and Prototype

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan Cojocariu ◽  
Anthony Hill ◽  
Alejandra Escudero ◽  
Han Xiao ◽  
Xu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Interface Circuits ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Interface Circuit ◽  
Standard Interface ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration

This paper proposes a new approach for vibration energy harvesting analysis. The research investigates and compares efficiencies of a vibration energy harvesting system with two different electric storage interface circuits. One of the interface circuits is the standard interface circuit comprised of four rectifier diodes connected in a classical single phase bridge. The other interface circuit is a newly proposed interface circuit integrated with a voltage multiplier, an impedance converter and an off shelf booster. To validate the effectiveness of the newly proposed interface circuit, a vibration energy harvesting beam system has been developed in connection with this proposed circuit. The harvested efficiency and harvested power output of the system with the two different electric storage interface circuits have been measured and compared.

Modeling of Rotating Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters with Nonlinear Magnetic Forces

2014 ◽  
Vol 945-949 ◽  
pp. 1457-1460
Author(s):  
Bin Guo ◽  
Zhong Sheng Chen ◽  
Cong Cong Cheng ◽  
Yong Min Yang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Force ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Energy Harvesters ◽  
Magnetic Forces ◽  
Lagrange’S Equation ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration

A methodology of rotating vibration energy harvesting with nonlinear magnetic forces is studied in this paper. A mathematical model of rotating piezoelectric vibration energy harvesters with nonlinear magnetic forces is built by the Lagrange’s equation and assumed-modes method. The nonlinear model is solved by numerical methods. Then the effects of distance between two magnets are studied. The results demonstrate that the performance of rotating piezoelectric vibration energy harvester with nonlinear magnetic force is better than traditional linear ones when the distance between two magnets is appropriate.

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