scholarly journals Development of Piezoelectric Harvesters with Integrated Tuning Devices

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Doria ◽  
Cristian Medè ◽  
Giulio Fanti ◽  
Daniele Desideri ◽  
Alvise Maschio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Coupled System ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Main Resonance ◽  
Modes Of Vibration ◽  
Tip Mass ◽  
Piezoelectric Harvester

The possibility of improving the performance of a piezoelectric harvester by means of novel tuning devices integrated with the harvester’s structure is investigated. Some prototypes of harvesters with tuning devices are developed by mounting cantilever dynamic absorbers on standard harvesters. A mathematical model is used for predicting the natural frequencies of the coupled system. Tests on prototypes are carried out with an impulsive method. Experimental results show that a small tuning device can lower the main resonance frequency of a piezoelectric harvester of the same extent as a larger tip mass and moreover generates at high frequency a second resonance peak. A multi-physics numerical model is developed for predicting the generated power and for performing stress-strain analysis of harvesters equipped with Integrated Tuning Devices (ITDs). The numerical model is validated on the basis of experimental results. Several configurations of ITDs are conceived and studied. Numerical results show that harvesters with ITDs are able to generate relevant power at two frequencies owing to the particular shape of the modes of vibration. The stress in the harvesters with ITDs is smaller than the stress in the harvester with a tip mass tuned to the same frequency.

Tuning of a Piezoelectric Harvester by Means of a Cantilever Spring-Mass System

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Doria ◽  
Cristian Medè ◽  
Giulio Fanti ◽  
Daniele Desideri ◽  
Alvise Maschio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Coupled System ◽  
Vibration Absorber ◽  
Main Resonance ◽  
Dynamic Vibration Absorber ◽  
Mass System ◽  
High Frequency Resonance ◽  
Tip Mass ◽  
Piezoelectric Harvester

The possibility of improving the performance of a piezoelectric harvester by means of a cantilever dynamic vibration absorber (CDVA) is investigated. The CDVA cancels the original mode of vibration of the harvester and generates two new modes. Some prototypes are developed using a mathematical model for predicting the natural frequencies of the coupled system. Impulsive tests were performed on prototypes. Experimental results show that a small CDVA can lower the main resonance frequency of an harvester of the same extent as a larger tip mass. The measured voltage shows also an high frequency resonance peak, which can be exploited for collecting energy. A multi-physics numerical model is developed for performing modal analysis and stress analysis. Numerical results show that the stress inside the piezoelectric material of the harvester with CDVA results smaller than the stress inside the harvester with a tip mass tuned to the same frequency.

scholarly journals Development of Piezoelectric Harvesters with Integrated Trimming Devices

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Doria ◽  
Cristian Medè ◽  
Giulio Fanti ◽  
Daniele Desideri ◽  
Alvise Maschio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Ambient Vibrations ◽  
Large Power ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Modes Of Vibration ◽  
Harmonic Components ◽  
Tip Mass ◽  
Piezoelectric Harvester

Piezoelectric cantilever harvesters have a large power output at their natural frequency, but in some applications the frequency of ambient vibrations is different from the harvester’s frequency and/or ambient vibrations are periodic with some harmonic components. To cope with these operating conditions harvesters with integrated trimming devices (ITDs) are proposed. Some prototypes are developed with the aid of an analytical model and tested with an impulsive method. Results show that a small trimming device can lower the main resonance frequency of a piezoelectric harvester of the same extent as a larger tip mass and moreover generates at high frequency a second resonance peak. A multi-physics numerical FE model is developed for predicting the generated power and for performing stress-strain analysis of harvesters with ITDs. The numerical model is validated on the basis of experimental results. Several configurations of ITDs are conceived and studied. Numerical results show that harvesters with ITDs are able to generate relevant power at two frequencies owing to the particular shape of the modes of vibration. The stress in the harvesters with ITDs is smaller than the stress in the harvester with a tip mass trimmed to the same frequency.

Numerical Simulation of the Added Mass of the Fluid Adjacent to the Ship Hull in Vibration Measured During Sea-Trials in Tanker Ships to be Converted to Offshore Construction Vessel

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Severino Fonseca Silva Neto ◽  
Silvia Ramscheid Figueiredo ◽  
Marta Cecilia Tapia Reyes ◽  
Luiza de Mesquita Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Added Mass ◽  
Vertical Vibration ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Vibration Velocity ◽  
Main Engine

This study aims to analyze the influence of the kinetic energy of the fluid adjacent to the hull of a tanker ship in its vertical vibration frequencies, comparing them with experimental measurements obtained during sea-trials. The one-dimensional modeling of ships allows the construction of simple finite element models from the structural elements of its master section, with structural and added masses, and their frequencies are verified by full-scale measurements, during the sea-trials. The numerical results of these models, with the value of the effective shear area as a fraction of the total area of the strength steel are compared to those obtained in full-scale measurements during sea trials of an oil tanker to be converted to Offshore Construction Vessel. Global vibration measurements were carried out in two of the six ships with the same hull. Accelerometers were installed in eleven strategic points of each hull. Vibration data acquisition was performed simultaneously for these locals in thirteen rotations of the main engine. The amplitude spectra of vibration velocity on the frequency range of measurements were obtained and were plotted graphs of the evolution of the main harmonics, depending on the rotation of the main engine, in order to identify four natural frequencies of the overall vibration of the hull, which were compared to the numerical model. The calculation is performed by the added mass formulations from Burrill, Todd, Kumay and Lewis/Landweber [8] curves, including in all three-dimensional effect by Townsin [17] coefficients, which is checked against the experimental results. The comparison between numerical and experimental results allows assessing the influence of the kinetic energy of the fluid surrounding the hull in the natural frequencies of vibration of the numerical model of the tanker ship and simulating their dynamic behavior after conversion in Offshore Construction Vessel.

An Analytical Investigation of the Trapeze Effect Acting on a Thin Flexible Ribbon

2014 ◽  
Vol 81 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme F. Sicard ◽  
Jayant Sirohi
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Stress Field ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Analytical Investigation ◽  
Pure Bending ◽  
Torsional Coupling ◽  
Tip Mass

This paper systematically explores the extensional–torsional coupling due to the trapeze effect acting on a thin flexible ribbon subjected to combined tension and torsion. Kinematic relationships as well as expressions for the restoring torque associated with this effect are analytically derived. Additionally, the locus of points about which the cross sections of a twisted ribbon under tension rotate is derived. These points, called torsional centers, are found to be coincident with the centroids of the axial stress field at each station along the ribbon. More generally, it is shown that when a flexible slender member is in tension, combined transverse forces must act at the centroid of the axial stress field to produce pure bending and no twist. As a result, the elastic axis (EA) of the member shifts from the locus of shear centers to the locus of centroids of the axial stress field. A numerical model is developed to investigate the effect of the position of the EA on the prediction of steady-state deformations and natural frequencies of a rotating ribbon with tip mass. By assuming the EA to be the locus of the shear centers, the tip twist is overpredicted by a factor of 2 for small twist angles, and up to 2.5 for large twist deformations. In addition, assuming the EA to be the locus of shear centers results in an error of up to 60% in the predicted natural frequencies at large twist angles.

Shape Optimization of Hydraulic Structures: an Example of an Optimum Design of a Fish Passage

10.29007/2k64 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat Prodanovic ◽  
Cedric Goeury ◽  
Fabrice Zaoui ◽  
Riadh Ata ◽  
Jacques Fontaine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Shape Optimization ◽  
Objective Function ◽  
Optimum Design ◽  
Optimization Problem ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Coupled System ◽  
Fish Passage ◽  
Hydraulic Structures ◽  
Design Variables

This paper presents a practical methodology developed for shape optimization studies of hydraulic structures using environmental numerical modelling codes. The methodology starts by defining the optimization problem and identifying relevant problem constraints. Design variables in shape optimization studies are configuration of structures (such as length or spacing of groins, orientation and layout of breakwaters, etc.) whose optimal orientation is not known a priori. The optimization problem is solved numerically by coupling an optimization algorithm to a numerical model. The coupled system is able to define, test and evaluate a multitude of new shapes, which are internally generated and then simulated using a numerical model. The developed methodology is tested using an example of an optimum design of a fish passage, where the design variables are the length and the position of slots. In this paper an objective function is defined where a target is specified and the numerical optimizer is asked to retrieve the target solution. Such a definition of the objective function is used to validate the developed tool chain. This work uses the numerical model TELEMAC- 2Dfrom the TELEMAC-MASCARET suite of numerical solvers for the solution of shallow water equations, coupled with various numerical optimization algorithms available in the literature.

scholarly journals Thermochemical Heat Storage in a Lab-Scale Indirectly Operated CaO/Ca(OH)2 Reactor—Numerical Modeling and Model Validation through Inverse Parameter Estimation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 682
Author(s):  
Gabriele Seitz ◽  
Farid Mohammadi ◽  
Holger Class
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Reaction Rate ◽  
Heat Storage ◽  
Bulk Material ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Thermochemical Heat Storage ◽  
Speed Up

Calcium oxide/Calcium hydroxide can be utilized as a reaction system for thermochemical heat storage. It features a high storage capacity, is cheap, and does not involve major environmental concerns. Operationally, different fixed-bed reactor concepts can be distinguished; direct reactor are characterized by gas flow through the reactive bulk material, while in indirect reactors, the heat-carrying gas flow is separated from the bulk material. This study puts a focus on the indirectly operated fixed-bed reactor setup. The fluxes of the reaction fluid and the heat-carrying flow are decoupled in order to overcome limitations due to heat conduction in the reactive bulk material. The fixed bed represents a porous medium where Darcy-type flow conditions can be assumed. Here, a numerical model for such a reactor concept is presented, which has been implemented in the software DuMux. An attempt to calibrate and validate it with experimental results from the literature is discussed in detail. This allows for the identification of a deficient insulation of the experimental setup. Accordingly, heat-loss mechanisms are included in the model. However, it can be shown that heat losses alone are not sufficient to explain the experimental results. It is evident that another effect plays a role here. Using Bayesian inference, this effect is identified as the reaction rate decreasing with progressing conversion of reactive material. The calibrated model reveals that more heat is lost over the reactor surface than transported in the heat transfer channel, which causes a considerable speed-up of the discharge reaction. An observed deceleration of the reaction rate at progressed conversion is attributed to the presence of agglomerates of the bulk material in the fixed bed. This retardation is represented phenomenologically by mofifying the reaction kinetics. After the calibration, the model is validated with a second set of experimental results. To speed up the calculations for the calibration, the numerical model is replaced by a surrogate model based on Polynomial Chaos Expansion and Principal Component Analysis.

DFOS measurements for strain analysis of anchorage zone in 57‐year‐old posttensioned precast girder using static and high‐frequency approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wit Derkowski ◽  
Rafał Sieńko ◽  
Rafał Walczak ◽  
Tomasz Howiacki ◽  
Łukasz Bednarski
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Strain Analysis

scholarly journals Synchronous Machine Winding Modeling Method Based on Broadband Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4631
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
Xiaoqing Ji ◽  
Zhongyong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Equivalent Circuit ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Equivalent Circuit Model ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Synchronous Machine ◽  
Circuit Model ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Box Model ◽  
Impedance Curve

The accurate establishment of the equivalent circuit model of the synchronous machine windings’ broadband characteristics is the basis for the study of high-frequency machine problems, such as winding fault diagnosis and electromagnetic interference prediction. Therefore, this paper proposes a modeling method for synchronous machine winding based on broadband characteristics. Firstly, the single-phase high-frequency lumped parameter circuit model of synchronous machine winding is introduced, then the broadband characteristics of the port are analyzed by using the state space model, and then the equivalent circuit parameters are identified by using an optimization algorithm combined with the measured broadband impedance characteristics of port. Finally, experimental verification and comparison experiments are carried out on a 5-kW synchronous machine. The experimental results show that the proposed modeling method identifies the impedance curve of the circuit parameters with a high degree of agreement with the measured impedance curve, which indicates that the modeling method is feasible. In addition, the comparative experimental results show that, compared with the engineering exploratory calculation method, the proposed parameter identification method has stronger adaptability to the measured data and a certain robustness. Compared with the black box model, the parameters of the proposed model have a certain physical meaning, and the agreement with the actual impedance characteristic curve is higher than that of the black box model.

scholarly journals PCDRN: Progressive Cascade Deep Residual Network for Pansharpening

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Yang ◽  
Wei Tu ◽  
Shuying Huang ◽  
Hangyuan Lu
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Loss Function ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Residual Network ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Convolution Approach ◽  
Visual Assessments ◽  
Coarse To Fine

Pansharpening is the process of fusing a low-resolution multispectral (LRMS) image with a high-resolution panchromatic (PAN) image. In the process of pansharpening, the LRMS image is often directly upsampled by a scale of 4, which may result in the loss of high-frequency details in the fused high-resolution multispectral (HRMS) image. To solve this problem, we put forward a novel progressive cascade deep residual network (PCDRN) with two residual subnetworks for pansharpening. The network adjusts the size of an MS image to the size of a PAN image twice and gradually fuses the LRMS image with the PAN image in a coarse-to-fine manner. To prevent an overly-smooth phenomenon and achieve high-quality fusion results, a multitask loss function is defined to train our network. Furthermore, to eliminate checkerboard artifacts in the fusion results, we employ a resize-convolution approach instead of transposed convolution for upsampling LRMS images. Experimental results on the Pléiades and WorldView-3 datasets prove that PCDRN exhibits superior performance compared to other popular pansharpening methods in terms of quantitative and visual assessments.

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