Dual Functional Energy Harvesting and Vibration Control: Electromagnetic Resonant Shunt Series Tuned Mass Dampers

Author(s):  
Lei Zuo ◽  
Wen Cui

This paper proposes a novel approach for dual-functional energy harvesting and vibration control by integrating the tuned mass damper (TMD) and electromagnetic shunted resonant damping. The viscous dissipative element between the TMD and primary system is replaced by an electromagnetic transducer shunted with a resonant RLC circuit. An efficient gradient based method is presented for the parameter optimization in the control framework for vibration suppression and energy harvesting. A case study is performed based on the Taipei 101 TMD. It is founded that by tuning the TMD resonance and circuit resonance close to that of the primary structure, the electromagnetic resonant shunt TMD achieves the enhanced effectiveness and robustness of double-mass series TMDs, without suffering from the significantly amplified motion stroke. It is also observed that the parameters and performance optimized for vibration suppression are close to those optimized for energy harvesting, and the performances are not sensitive to the resistance of the charging circuit or electrical load.

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zuo ◽  
Wen Cui

This paper proposes a novel retrofittable approach for dual-functional energy-harvesting and robust vibration control by integrating the tuned mass damper (TMD) and electromagnetic shunted resonant damping. The viscous dissipative element between the TMD and primary system is replaced by an electromagnetic transducer shunted with a resonant RLC circuit. An efficient gradient based numeric method is presented for the parameter optimization in the control framework for vibration suppression and energy harvesting. A case study is performed based on the Taipei 101 TMD. It is found that by tuning the TMD resonance and circuit resonance close to that of the primary structure, the electromagnetic resonant-shunt TMD achieves the enhanced effectiveness and robustness of double-mass series TMDs, without suffering from the significantly amplified motion stroke. It is also observed that the parameters and performances optimized for vibration suppression are close to those optimized for energy harvesting, and the performance is not sensitive to the resistance of the charging circuit or electrical load.


2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eshagh Farzaneh Joubaneh ◽  
Oumar Rafiou Barry

Abstract Electromagnetic resonant shunt tuned mass damper-inerter (ERS-TMDI) has recently been developed for dual-functional vibration suppression and energy harvesting. However, energy harvesting and vibration mitigation are conflicting objectives, thus rendering the multi-objectives optimization problem a very challenging task. In this paper, we aim at solving the design trade-off between these two objectives by proposing alternative configurations and finding the model with the best performance for both vibration suppression and energy harvesting. Three novel configurations are presented and are compared with the conventional ERS-TMDI. In the first two configurations, the primary structure and the absorber are only coupled through the spring. Both inerter and electromagnetic devices are connected to the ground in the first configuration, whereas only the inerter is connected to the ground in the second configuration. The third configuration is inspired by the recently developed three-element vibration-inerter (TEVAI), but in this case an electromagnetic device is sandwiched in between the primary structure and the absorber. Closed-form expressions are presented for optimum vibration mitigation and energy harvesting performances using H2 criteria for both ground and force excitations. The obtained explicit expressions are validated using matlab optimization toolbox. Simulation examples reveal that the first configuration performs the best, whereas the second performs the worst in terms of both vibration mitigation and energy harvesting. It is also demonstrated that replacing the series RLC with a parallel circuit can improve or degrade the vibration mitigation performance, but it constantly enhances the energy harvesting performance in all four models.


Author(s):  
Paul Kakou ◽  
Oumar Barry

Abstract Considerable attention has been recently given to electromagnetic resonant shunt tuned mass damper-inerter (EH-TMDI) for simultaneous vibration mitigation and energy harvesting. However, only linear structures have been investigated. Hence, in this paper, we aim at simultaneously achieving vibration mitigation and energy harvesting for nonlinear oscillators. To do so, we attach a nonlinear electromagnetic resonant shunt tuned mass damper-inerter (NEH-TMDI) to a single degree of freedom nonlinear oscillator (Duffing Oscillator). The nonlinear oscillator is coupled to the tuned mass damper via a linear and a nonlinear spring. Both the electromagnetic and the inerter devices are grounded on one side and connected to the nonlinear vibration absorber on the other side. This is done so to relax the trade off between energy harvesting and vibration suppression. The electromagnetic transducer is shunted to a resistor-inductor circuit. The governing equations of motion are derived using Newton’s method. Numerical simulations are carried out to examine the performance of the proposed NEH-TMDI. Comprehensive parametric analyses are conducted to identify the key design parameters that render the best performance of the NEH-TMDI. The results show that selected parameters offer regions were maximum energy dissipated and maximum energy harvested coincide. The findings are very promising and open a horizon of future opportunities to optimize the design of the NEH-TMDI for superior performance.


2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilun Liu ◽  
Chi-Chang Lin ◽  
Jason Parker ◽  
Lei Zuo

Energy-harvesting series electromagnetic-tuned mass dampers (EMTMDs) have been recently proposed for dual-functional energy harvesting and robust vibration control by integrating the tuned mass damper (TMD) and electromagnetic shunted resonant damping. In this paper, we derive ready-to-use analytical tuning laws for the energy-harvesting series EMTMD system when the primary structure is subjected to force or ground excitations. Both vibration mitigation and energy-harvesting performances are optimized using H2 criteria to minimize root-mean-square (RMS) values of the deformation of the primary structure or maximize the average harvestable power. These analytical tuning laws can easily guide the design of series EMTMDs under various external excitations. Later, extensive numerical analysis is presented to show the effectiveness of the series EMTMDs. The numerical analysis shows that the series EMTMD more effectively mitigates the vibration of the primary structure nearly across the whole frequency spectrum, compared to that of classic TMDs. Simultaneously, the series EMTMD can better harvest energy due to its broader bandwidth effect. Beyond simulations, this paper also experimentally verifies the effectiveness of the series EMTMDs in both vibration mitigation and energy harvesting.


Author(s):  
Yifan Luo ◽  
Hongxin Sun ◽  
Xiuyong Wang ◽  
Anhua Chen ◽  
Lei Zuo

Abstract In order to improve the performance of the tuned mass damper (TMD) with a smaller physical mass for machining vibration suppression and energy harvesting, a dual-functional inerter-based damper, called electromagnetic tuned inerter damper (ETID), is proposed. To evaluate the performance of the ETID, the model of coupled ETID and a single degree of freedom (SDOF) system has been established. The H2 optimal design of the ETID-SDOF system has been conducted, whose goal is to minimize the value of the root mean square (RMS) of the displacement and absolute acceleration of the SDOF system. The analytical solutions of the design parameters of the ETID-SDOF system, namely, frequency ratio and damping ratio, have been derived. The control performance and robustness for the undamped SDOF system with ETID have been evaluated via parametric study compared with the undamped SDOF system with the TMD system. The potential other layouts of the ETID are also discussed. The influence of the structural damping on design parameters and performance has also been investigated.


2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (18) ◽  
pp. 2021-2037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya Wang ◽  
Daniel J Inman

This article presents a summary of passive, semipassive, semiactive, and active control methods for schemes using harvested energy as the main source of energy to suppress vibrations via piezoelectric materials. This concept grew out of the fact that energy dissipation effects resulting from energy harvesting can cause structural damping. First, the existing equivalent electromechanical modeling methods are reviewed for vibration-based energy harvesters using piezoelectric transducers. Modeling of base excitation cantilever beam ranges from lumped to distributed parameter formulations. The commonly used electrical power conditioning circuits and their optimization are also summarized and discussed. The energy dissipation from harvesting induces structural damping, and this leads to the concept of purely passive shunt damping. This article reviews the literature on vibration control laws along the lines of purely passive, semipassive, semiactive, and active control. The classification of pervious results is built on whether external power is supplied to the piezoelectric transducers. The focus is placed on recent articles investigating semipassive and semiactive control strategies derived from synchronized switching damping. However, whether or not the harvested energy is large enough to satisfy a vibration suppression requirement has become an important topic of research but has not yet specifically been addressed in previous studies. Hence, this survey also reviews the possible control methods aiming for less control energy consumption and addresses the potential application for simultaneous vibration control and energy harvesting.


Author(s):  
Eshagh F. Joubaneh ◽  
Oumar R. Barry ◽  
Lei Zuo

This paper studies the performance of an electromagnetic resonant shunt tuned mass-damper-inerter (ERS-TMDI) in terms of simultaneously suppressing unwanted vibration and harvesting energy in a vibrating building. The ERS-TMDI is attached to a building, which is subjected to an earthquake excitation. An inerter is connected between the TMD and the ground. The electromagnetic transducer and associated circuit, which replaces the viscous damping in the classical tuned mas-damper (TMD), is assumed to be an ideal transducer shunted with a resistor, an inductor, and a capacitor (RLC) circuit. Two RLC circuit configurations are investigated: one in series and another in parallel. The governing equations of motion are presented and H2 optimization technique is employed to derive explicit expressions for the optimal mechanical tuning ratio, electrical damping ratio, electrical tuning ratio, and electromagnetic mechanical coupling coefficient. The validity of the obtained closed-form expressions is examined using Matlab optimization toolbox. Parametric studies are carried out to investigate the effect of the mass and inertance ratios on the obtained optimal parameters. Numerical examples are also conducted to demonstrate the role of key design variables on vibration mitigation and energy harvesting performances. Also, the performance of a parallel RLC circuit configuration is compared to that of a series configuration.


Author(s):  
Yalu Pei ◽  
Lei Zuo

This paper proposed multi-resonant electromagnetic (EM) shunt dampers and investigated the optimal designs and performances of shunt circuits for a single DOF primary system. The circuits are arranged in parallel or series based on the analogy of multiple tuned mass dampers (TMDs). The objective is to minimize the root-mean-square (RMS) vibration of the primary system subjected to random base excitations. For single resonant EM shunt damper, closed-form solutions of optimal system parameters are obtained. For multi-resonant EM shunt dampers, the system parameters are numerically optimized. The vibration suppression performance of multi-resonant EM shunt dampers are compared with double-mass TMDs under the same 5% total stiffness ratio. It shows that the parallel shunt damper can achieve slightly better performance than parallel TMDs while the series shunt damper behaves differently from series TMDs. The optimal result of the series shunt damper will be the same as the single resonant shunt damper. It is also found that the multi-resonant EM shunt damper is much more sensitive to the capacitance than the resistance in the shunt circuits.


Author(s):  
David R. Johnson ◽  
R. L. Harne ◽  
K. W. Wang

One approach to vibration control is to apply a force to a primary structure which opposes excitation, effectively canceling the external disturbance. A familiar passive example of this approach is the linear tuned mass absorber. In this spirit, the utility of a bistable attachment for attenuating vibrations, especially in terms of the high-orbit, snap through dynamic, is investigated using the harmonic balance method and experiments. Analyses demonstrate the fundamental harmonic snap through dynamic, having commensurate frequency with the single-frequency harmonic excitation, may yield displacements either substantially in-phase or out-of-phase with the primary structure. During in-phase snap through, forces are generated by the bistable oscillator which reinforce the applied loading, resulting in dramatic amplification of primary system response. During out-of-phase snap through, forces are generated which are only partially opposed to the input, leading to a measure of host structure attenuation. The experiments verify the analytical findings and also uncover nonlinear dynamics not predicted by the analysis that have slightly favorable vibration suppression performance when compared with the out-of-phase, fundamental harmonic snap through action.


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