Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Using Thin Cylindrical Shell

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (08) ◽  
pp. 1750085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Fan ◽  
Xiaohua Shao
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Shell ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Mass Density ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Thin Cylindrical Shell ◽  
Torsional Mode ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Functionally Graded Piezoelectric

Presented herein is a functionally graded piezoelectric energy harvester using a thin cylindrical shell. The torsional mode for the thin cylindrical shell is studied and the effects of the functionally graded parameters on the power density are discussed. The analytical expressions for the power density are derived. From the results obtained, it can be observed that the functionally graded constant has obvious influences on the peak value of the power density. Moreover, larger values of the power density may be obtained by increasing the elastic parameter and the mass density. This work is expected to be useful in the analysis and design of energy harvester as well as new kinds of energy systems.

Dynamic analysis of a functionally graded piezoelectric energy harvester under magnetic interaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1045389X2199088
Author(s):  
Mahdi Derayatifar ◽  
Ramin Sedaghati ◽  
Sujatha Chandramohan ◽  
Muthukumaran Packirisamy ◽  
Rama Bhat
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Magnetic Interaction ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Nonlinear Frequency ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Functionally Graded Piezoelectric ◽  
Tip Mass

The aim of this embodiment is to present an analytical analysis of a functionally graded piezoelectric energy harvester consisting of a flexible functionally graded piezoelectric layers carrying magnetic mass at the free end. The magnetic tip mass is in interaction with a permanent magnet which is located at a distance from the top of the tip mass. The oscillation of the harvester happens via excitation of the base. Using Rayleigh’s beam theory and Hamilton’s principle and considering geometric nonlinearity, the coupled electromechanical governing equations have been developed. The nonlinear frequency response of the piezoelectric energy harvester beam has also been studied under base excitation. A parametric study has been carried out to investigate the effect of grading index and magnetic force on responses of both free vibration and induced excitation cases. The results were compared with those obtained using three-dimensional finite element model developed in COMSOL Multiphysics 5.5 commercial software and good agreement has been observed. The results from both the analytical method and simulation confirm that tuning the design parameters of grading index and magnetic gap to the optimal value results in a considerable change in the performance of the energy harvester.

scholarly journals Power Density Improvement of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters via a Novel Hybridization Scheme with Electromagnetic Transduction

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 803
Author(s):  
Zhongjie Li ◽  
Chuanfu Xin ◽  
Yan Peng ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
Jun Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesters ◽  
Piezoelectric Patch ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Electromagnetic Transduction ◽  
Self Powered ◽  
Power Densities

A novel hybridization scheme is proposed with electromagnetic transduction to improve the power density of piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) in this paper. Based on the basic cantilever piezoelectric energy harvester (BC-PEH) composed of a mass block, a piezoelectric patch, and a cantilever beam, we replaced the mass block by a magnet array and added a coil array to form the hybrid energy harvester. To enhance the output power of the electromagnetic energy harvester (EMEH), we utilized an alternating magnet array. Then, to compare the power density of the hybrid harvester and BC-PEH, the experiments of output power were conducted. According to the experimental results, the power densities of the hybrid harvester and BC-PEH are, respectively, 3.53 mW/cm3 and 5.14 μW/cm3 under the conditions of 18.6 Hz and 0.3 g. Therefore, the power density of the hybrid harvester is 686 times as high as that of the BC-PEH, which verified the power density improvement of PEH via a hybridization scheme with EMEH. Additionally, the hybrid harvester exhibits better performance for charging capacitors, such as charging a 2.2 mF capacitor to 8 V within 17 s. It is of great significance to further develop self-powered devices.

scholarly journals Forced Vibration Analysis for a FGPM Cylindrical Shell

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Liang Dai ◽  
Hao-Jie Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Shell ◽  
Forced Vibration ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Mechanical Load ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Power Law Distribution ◽  
Constituent Material ◽  
Present Solution ◽  
Functionally Graded Piezoelectric ◽  
Forced Vibration Analysis

This article presents an analytical study for forced vibration of a cylindrical shell which is composed of a functionally graded piezoelectric material (FGPM). The cylindrical shell is assumed to have two-constituent material distributions through the thickness of the structure, and material properties of the cylindrical shell are assumed to vary according to a power-law distribution in terms of the volume fractions for constituent materials, the exact solution for the forced vibration problem is presented. Numerical results are presented to show the effect of electric excitation, thermal load, mechanical load and volume exponent on the static and force vibration of the FGPM cylindrical shell. The goal of this investigation is to optimize the FGPM cylindrical shell in engineering, also the present solution can be used in the forced vibration analysis of cylindrical smart elements.

Scattering of anti-plane shear waves by an interface crack between two bonded dissimilar functionally graded piezoelectric materials

2009 ◽  
Vol 465 (2104) ◽  
pp. 1249-1269 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.M Singh ◽  
J Rokne ◽  
R.S Dhaliwal ◽  
J Vrbik
Keyword(s):  
Integral Equations ◽  
Integral Transform ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Mass Density ◽  
Electric Displacement ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Fredholm Integral Equations ◽  
Dual Integral Equations ◽  
Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Functionally Graded Piezoelectric

In the present paper, the dynamic behaviour of a Griffith crack situated at the interface of two bonded dissimilar functionally graded piezoelectric materials (FGPMs) is considered. It is assumed that the elastic stiffness, piezoelectric constant, dielectric permittivity and mass density of the FGPMs vary continuously as an exponential function of the x and y coordinates, and that the FGPMs are under anti-plane mechanical loading and in-plane electrical loading. By using an integral transform technique the problem is reduced to four pairs of dual integral equations, which are transformed into four simultaneous Fredholm integral equations with four unknown functions. By solving the four simultaneous Fredholm integral equations numerically the effects of the material properties on the stress and electric displacement intensity factors are calculated and displayed graphically.

Electrical Energy Harvesting Using a Mechanical Rectification Approach

Aerospace ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Tieck ◽  
G. P. Carman ◽  
D. G. Enoch Lee
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Power Densities ◽  
Frequency Rectification

This paper presents a new approach using frequency rectification to harvest electrical energy from mechanical energy using piezoelectric devices. The rectification approach utilizes a linearly traveling Rectifier to impart vibrational motion to a cantilever piezoelectric bimorph. A conventional cantilever-type energy harvester is tested aside the rectified beam. The Standard beam generated 0.11 W of power, a power density of 15.63 kW/m3, and an energy density of 130.7 J/m3. The Rectified beam generated 580 mW of power, a power density of 871.92 kW/m3, and an energy density of 313.15 J/m3, a factor 2.4 greater than conventional energy harvesting methods. These results confirm the original thesis that a mechanically rectified piezoelectric Energy Harvester would generate larger Energy and Power Densities as well as Specific Powers, compared to conventional technologies.

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