Piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting system with an adaptive frequency tuning mechanism for intelligent tires

Mechatronics ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 970-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanwar Bharat Singh ◽  
Vishwas Bedekar ◽  
Saied Taheri ◽  
Shashank Priya
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Frequency Tuning ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Tuning Mechanism ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
Piezoelectric Vibration

Investigating the Feasibility of Tuning the Natural Frequency of an Electromagnetically-Transduced Energy Harvester Using Passively-Controlled Inductance

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brennan E. Yamamoto ◽  
A. Zachary Trimble
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Frequency Tuning ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Mechanical Spring ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

As the required power for wireless, low-power sensor systems continues to decrease, the feasibility of a fully self-sustaining, onboard power supply, has increased interest in the field of vibration energy harvesting — where ambient kinetic energy is scavenged from the surrounding environment. Current literature has produced a number of harvesting techniques and transduction methods; however, they are all fundamentally similar in that, the harmonic excitation frequency must fall within the resonant bandwidth frequency of the harvesting mechanism to maintain acceptable energy output. The purpose of this research is to investigate the potential for natural frequency tuning by means of passive electrical components, that is, using an imposed electrical inductance to adjust the equivalent stiffness, and resulting resonant frequency of a vibration energy harvester. In past literature, it was concluded that an “active” frequency tuning mechanism would be infeasible, as the power required by an equivalent “stiffening transducer” would require more power to maintain the system at resonance, than the system would actually produce as a result of maintaining resonance, i.e., a net energy loss (Roundy and Zhang 2005). It is believed that the model used in this conclusion can be improved by directly modeling changes in system stiffness as an equivalent mechanical spring, instead of an external inertial loading. Due to the conservative nature of the harmonic spring, the compliance of a harvesting mechanism can be theoretically altered without energy losses, whether the actuation is applied using “active” or “passive” means. This revised model departs from the traditional, base excitation model in most vibration energy harvesting systems, and includes additional stiffness, and damping elements, representative of induced mechanical spring, and related losses. We can validate the feasibility of this technique, if it can be shown that the natural frequency of an energy harvester can be altered, and still maintain energy output similar to its “untuned” natural frequency. If feasible, this tuning method would provide a viable alternative to other bandwidth-increasing techniques in literature, e.g., wideband harvesting, bandwidth normalizing, high-damping, etc. In this research, a change in natural frequency of the experimental energy harvesting system of 0.5 Hz was demonstrated, indicating that adjusting the natural frequency of a vibration energy harvesting system is possible; however, there are many new challenges associated with the revised energy harvesting model, related to the new introduced losses to the system, as well as impedance matching between the mechanical and electrical domains. Further research is required to better quantitatively characterize the relationship between natural frequency shift, and imposed electrical inductance.

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.

scholarly journals Response Identification in a Vibration Energy-Harvesting System with Quasi-Zero Stiffness and Two Potential Wells

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3926
Author(s):  
Joanna Iwaniec ◽  
Grzegorz Litak ◽  
Marek Iwaniec ◽  
Jerzy Margielewicz ◽  
Damian Gąska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Recurrence Plot ◽  
Piezoelectric Transducers ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Potential Wells ◽  
Frequency Responses ◽  
Voltage Output ◽  
Quantification Analysis ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

In this paper, the frequency broadband effect in vibration energy harvesting was studied numerically using a quasi-zero stiffness resonator with two potential wells and piezoelectric transducers. Corresponding solutions were investigated for system excitation harmonics at various frequencies. Solutions for the higher voltage output were collected in specific branches of the power output diagram. Both the resonant solution synchronized with excitation and the frequency responses of the subharmonic spectra were found. The selected cases were illustrated and classified using a phase portrait, a Poincaré section, and recurrence plot (RP) approaches. Select recurrence quantification analysis (RQA) measures were used to characterize the discussed solutions.

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