Integrated Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Organic Storage System

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Y. Al-Haik ◽  
Muhammad R. Hajj
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Storage Device ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Semiconducting Polymer ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Organic Semiconductor Material

AbstractAn experimental investigation of an integrated piezo-electric based energy harvester and an organic energy storage device is performed. The energy is harvested from a vibrating composite unimorph beam. The storage device is made out of an organic semiconductor material and storage elements from synthesized nanoparticles. The semiconducting polymer is obtained by blending poly (vinyl alcohol) and poly (acrylic acid) in crystal state polymers with sorbitol acting as the plasticizer. Zinc-Oxide nanoparticles with a diameter size between 50 and 70 nm are used as charge storage elements. A piezoelectric energy generation element made out of macro-fiber composite is used to harvest the energy from the vibrating beam. The harvested energy is stored in the organic capacitor. The performance of the organic device is evaluated through its comparison with commercial capacitors. The results show that the voltage produced was high enough to store the harvested energy in the organic capacitor. The charge and energy levels of the organic capacitor are reported.

Highly (100)-Oriented Bi(Ni1/2 Hf1/2 )O3 -PbTiO3 Relaxor-Ferroelectric Films for Integrated Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Storage System

2015 ◽  
Vol 98 (10) ◽  
pp. 2968-2971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenkun Xie ◽  
Bin Peng ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Xiaohua Zhang ◽  
Zhenxing Yue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Relaxor Ferroelectric ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Ferroelectric Films ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
And Storage

scholarly journals Experimental Study and Parameter Optimization of a Magnetic Coupled Piezoelectric Energy Harvester

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobo Rui ◽  
Yibo Li ◽  
Yue Liu ◽  
Xiaolei Zheng ◽  
Zhoumo Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Flux Density ◽  
Parameter Optimization ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Harmonic Excitation ◽  
Lumped Parameter Model ◽  
Peak Output Power ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy

Piezoelectric energy harvesting is a promising way to develop self-sufficient systems. Structural design and parameter optimization are key issues to improve the performance in applications. This paper presents a magnetic coupled piezoelectric energy harvester to increase the output and bandwidth. A lumped parameter model considering the static position is established and various modes are simulated. This paper focuses on the “Low frequency repulsion mode”, which is more practical. The experiment platform is built with the Macro Fiber Composite (MFC) material, and the results are consistent with the analytical simulation. The optimization process of some key parameters, such as magnets spacing and flux density, is carried out. The results show that there is a corresponding optimal spacing for each flux density, which is positive correlated. With the optimized parameter design, the system achieves peak electrical power of 3.28 mW under the harmonic excitation of 4 m/s2. Compared with the conventional single cantilever harvester, the operated bandwidth is increased by 66.7% and the peak output power is increased by 35.0% in experiment.

Numerical investigation of a compound piezoelectric energy harvester via macro fiber composite

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guan Yuanlin ◽  
Yang Xixin ◽  
Zhong Xiaofang ◽  
Han Shiyuan
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Macro Fiber Composite

An enhanced hybrid piezoelectric–electromagnetic energy harvester using dual-mass system for vortex-induced vibrations

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110418
Author(s):  
Asan GA Muthalif ◽  
Muhammad Hafizh ◽  
Jamil Renno ◽  
Mohammad R Paurobally
Keyword(s):  
Bluff Body ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Body Movement ◽  
Secondary Beam ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Mass System ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Electromechanical Transduction

This article proposes a novel hybrid piezoelectric–electromagnetic vortex-induced vibration energy harvester from flow of water inside of a pipe. The piezoelectric energy harvester was modeled with a macro-fiber composite P2-type while the electromechanical transduction was modeled by an elastic magnet coupled to the bluff body movement. A dual-mass configuration was proposed to increase the energy harvesting efficiency. Theoretical models and the submerged natural frequencies of the hybrid energy harvesters were outlined. Computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis with ANSYS were used to visualize the response in synchronization and output the voltage extracted from the harvesting mechanisms. The addition of a secondary system improves the amount of harvestable energy and outputs more energy than just a single system. This demonstrates the superiority of a dual-mass hybrid system. A tuned secondary beam was used for L-body configurations to make use of inline oscillations, and the secondary piezoelectric output improved for all configurations. Secondary beam tuning also improved the performance of the harvester by any amount between 21% and 52% when compared against a single-mass hybrid energy harvester. A comparative study showed that the L-vertical and vertical bluff-body-tuned was the best performing hybrid-PE energy harvester based on total voltage output.

scholarly journals A Novel Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Using the Macro Fiber Composite Cantilever with a Bicylinder in Water

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1942-1954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rujun Song ◽  
Xiaobiao Shan ◽  
Fengchi Lv ◽  
Jinzhe Li ◽  
Tao Xie
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Macro Fiber Composite

Design, analysis and experimental investigation of a rotational piezoelectric energy harvester with storage system

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 4475-4487
Author(s):  
V. Raja ◽  
M. Umapathy ◽  
G. Uma ◽  
B. Praveen Kumar ◽  
S. Premkumar
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Design Analysis ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy

A broadband macro-fiber-composite piezoelectric energy harvester for higher energy conversion from practical wideband vibrations

Nano Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 104978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Khazaee ◽  
Alireza Rezaniakolaie ◽  
Lasse Rosendahl
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Macro Fiber Composite

A Nonlinear, Monolithic Structural-Material System for Vibration Energy Harvesting and Storage

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishnu Baba Sundaresan ◽  
Ryan L. Harne ◽  
Travis Hery ◽  
Quanqi Dai
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Electrochemical Energy Storage ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Storage Device ◽  
Energy Storage Device ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Membrane Separator ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Electrochemical Energy

This research introduces an integrated vibration energy harvester and electrochemical energy storage device that can effectively convert ambient vibrations directly into stored electrochemical energy. The electrochemical energy storage device is an electrical double layer capacitor (EDLC) with an ionic redox transistor as its membrane separator. This ‘smart’ membrane separator directly rectifies the electrical energy generated by the transduction from the nonlinear energy harvester, creating an ionic polarization across the membrane separator for storage. This electrochemical gradient can be subsequently used for powering sensor electronics as required in various applications, including structural condition monitoring. The alternating voltage developed by the energy harvester (+/−5V around 100 Hz) is connected to an aqueous supercapacitor fabricated from nanofibrous carbon paper electrodes and a polypyrrole-based (PPy(DBS)) smart membrane separator. A potential below −400mV from the energy harvester applied to the supercapacitor turns the smart membrane separator ‘ON’ and results in a unidirectional ionic current of Li+ ions. As the potential developed by the harvester cycles above ∼50 mV, the membrane separator switches ‘OFF’ and prevents the discharge of the rectified current. This leads to a continuous polarization of ions towards electrical fields relevant for powering electronics. This article is the first description and demonstration of an energy harvesting and storage system that can directly convert the electrical energy from a vibration energy harvester into electrochemical energy without the use of passive circuit components for power rectification.

Characterization of a Multifunctional Bioinspired Piezoelectric Swimmer and Energy Harvester

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Cheng Wang ◽  
Eetu Kohtanen ◽  
Alper Erturk
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Water Channel ◽  
Robotic Fish ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Base Excitation ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy

Abstract Fiber-based flexible piezoelectric composites with interdigitated electrodes, namely Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC) structures, strike a balance between the deformation and actuation force capabilities for effective underwater bio-inspired locomotion. These materials are also suitable for vibration-based energy harvesting toward enabling self-powered electronic components. In this work, we design, fabricate, and experimentally characterize an MFC-based bio-inspired swimmer-energy harvester platform. Following in vacuo and in air frequency response experiments, the proposed piezoelectric robotic fish platform is tested and characterized under water for its swimming performance both in free locomotion (in a large water tank) and also in a closed-loop water channel under imposed flow. In addition to swimming speed characterization under resonant actuation, hydrodynamic thrust resultant in both quiescent water and under imposed flow are quantified experimentally. We show that the proposed design easily produces thrust levels on the order of biological fish with similar dimensions. Overall it produces thrust levels higher than other smart material-based designs (such as soft material-based concepts), while offering geometric scalability and silent operation unlike large scale robotic fish platforms that use conventional and bulky actuators. The performance of this untethered swimmer platform in piezoelectric energy harvesting is also quantified by underwater base excitation experiments in a quiescent water and via vortex induced-vibration (VIV) experiments under imposed flow in a water channel. Following basic resistor sweep experiments in underwater base excitation experiments, VIV tests are conducted for cylindrical bluff body configurations of different diameters and distances from the leading edge of the energy harvesting tail portion. The resulting concept and design can find use for underwater swimmer and sensor applications such as ecological monitoring, among others.

Novel energy harvesting: A macro fiber composite piezoelectric energy harvester in the water vortex

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. S763-S767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobiao Shan ◽  
Rujun Song ◽  
Bo Liu ◽  
Tao Xie
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Macro Fiber Composite
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