scholarly journals Analytical Modeling and Experimental Validation of an Energy Harvesting System for the Smart Plate with an Integrated Piezo-Harvester

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Koszewnik
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Analytical Modeling ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Distributed Parameter ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
Experimental Validations ◽  
Modal Coordinates

The literature on piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) is strongly focused on structures, like cantilever beams with piezoceramic layers, due to the fact that they are easily modelled and implemented. As compared to the number of studies dealing with the aforementioned case, research on 2D structures with an attached piezoceramic patch harvester is very limited. Thus, an analytical modeling and experimental validations of a piezo harvester structurally integrated on a thin plate with SFSF (Simply supported-Free-Simply supported-Free) boundary conditions is presented in this paper. The distributed parameter electroelastic model of a harvester bonded to an aluminum plate with both piezo-patch actuators is developed on the basis of the Kirchhoff plate theory and the modal analysis for physical and modal coordinates. This allows to estimate the steady-state value output voltage for each odd mode in the frequency range of 10–300 Hz. Finally, the obtained results for the electroelastic analytical model is experimentally verified on a laboratory stand.

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

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.

Performance Analysis of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting in Pavement: Laboratory Testing and Field Simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbas F. Jasim ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Greg Yesner ◽  
Ahmad Safari ◽  
Pat Szary
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Loading Frequency ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

This study investigated the energy harvesting performance of a piezoelectric module in asphalt pavements through laboratory testing and multi-physics based simulation. The energy harvester module was assembled with layers of Bridge transducers and tested in the laboratory. A decoupled approach was used to study the interaction between the energy harvester and the surrounding pavement. The effects of embedment location, vehicle speed, and temperature on energy harvesting performance were investigated. The analysis findings indicate that the embedment location and vehicle speed affects the resulted power output of the piezoelectric energy harvesting system. The embedment depth of the energy module affects both the magnitude and frequency of stress pulse on top of the energy module induced by tire loading. On the other hand, higher vehicle speed causes greater loading frequency and thus greater power output; the effect of pavement temperature is negligible. The analysis of total power output before reaching fatigue failure of the energy module can be used to determine the optimum embedment location in the asphalt layer. The proposed energy harvesting system provides great potential to generate green energy from waste kinetic energy in roadway pavements. Field study is recommended to verify these findings with long-term performance monitoring of pavement with embedded energy harvesters.

Random Effects in a Nonlinear Vibration-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (04) ◽  
pp. 1950046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Leite Pereira ◽  
Aline Souza de Paula ◽  
Adriano Todorovic Fabro ◽  
Marcelo Amorim Savi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Random Effects ◽  
Nonlinear Effects ◽  
Signal Ratio ◽  
Chaotic Motions ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Power Spectral ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
Excitation Conditions ◽  
A Current

Vibration-based energy harvesting is of increasing importance and there is a current challenge to improve energy harvesting capacity exploiting nonlinear and random effects. This article investigates random effects in a nonlinear energy harvesting system. The system is represented by a magnetoelastic structure with two piezoceramic layers attached to the root of a cantilever beam, obtaining a bimorph generator. The energy harvesting system is subjected to three excitation conditions: pure harmonic, pure random and a combination of harmonic and random excitations. Noise-to-Signal Ratio (NSR) is employed to quantify different combinations of the forcing terms, establishing a procedure to evaluate the system performance. This approach is based on Power Spectral Density (PSD) of input and output signals. Numerical simulations are carried out, identifying the better combinations of harmonic and random excitations for energy harvesting purposes. Discussions about the influence of the kind of response are carried out evaluating the differences between periodic and chaotic motions. Conclusions show that both random and nonlinear effects can be tuned in order to enhance energy harvesting capacity.

scholarly journals dSPACE Controller-Based Enhanced Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System Using PI-Lightning Search Algorithm

IEEE Access ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 3610-3626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahidur R. Sarker ◽  
Ramizi Mohamed ◽  
Mohamad Hanif MD. Saad ◽  
Azah Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

Nano-Mixture Coating and Geometrical Configuration Impact on Cantilever Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 53-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh R. Palikhel ◽  
Tyrus A. McCarty ◽  
Jagdish P. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Intermodal Transport ◽  
Power Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Vibrational energy from intermodal transport system can be recovered through the application of piezoelectric energy harvesting system. The intermodal vibration sources are passenger cars and freight trucks moving on streets and highways, trains moving on railway tracks and planes moving on airport runways. However, the primary limiting factor of the application of the piezoelectric energy harvesting system has been the insignificant power output for power storage or to directly power electrical device. A special nano-mixture coating is developed to enhance the energy harvesting capability of the conventional piezoelectric material. This research investigates the impact of the nano-mixture coating on the power output. The experimental results of the nano-mixture coated system show substantial and explicit improvement on the power output. Alternative geometrical designs, trapezoidal and triangular are explored in anticipation for improved power output. But the rectangular energy harvester demonstrates better power harvesting capability. The results presented in this paper show the potential of the nano-mixture coating in power harvesting from intermodal transport system.

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