scholarly journals A Preliminary Study on the IoT-Based Pavement Monitoring Platform Based on the Piezoelectric-Cantilever-Beam Powered Sensor

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Hou ◽  
Linbing Wang ◽  
Dawei Wang ◽  
Hailu Yang ◽  
Meng Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Acceleration Sensor ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Pavement Monitoring ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Operation Cycle ◽  
Infrastructure Health ◽  
Monitoring Platform

Green and sustainable power supply for sensors in pavement monitoring system has attracted attentions of civil engineers recently. In this paper, the piezoelectric energy harvesting technology is used to provide the power for the acceleration sensor and Radio Frequency (RF) communication. The developed piezoelectric bimorph cantilever beam is used for collecting the vibrational energy. The energy collection circuit is used to charge the battery, where the power can achieve 1.68 mW and can meet the power need of acceleration sensor for data collection and transmission in one operation cycle, that is, 32.8 seconds. Based on the piezoelectric-cantilever-beam powered sensor, the preliminary study on the IoT-based pavement monitoring platform is suggested, which provides a new applicable approach for civil infrastructure health monitoring.

Performance Analysis of Varied Dimensions Piezoelectric Energy Harvester

2015 ◽  
Vol 754-755 ◽  
pp. 481-488
Author(s):  
Bibi Nadia Taib ◽  
Norhayati Sabani ◽  
Chan Buan Fei ◽  
Mazlee Mazalan ◽  
Mohd Azarulsani Md Azidin
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Physical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

Thin film piezoelectric material plays a vital role in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), due to its low power requirements and the availability of high energy harvesting. Zinc oxide is selected for piezoelectric material because of its high piezoelectric coupling coefficient, easy to deposit on silicon substrate and excellent adhesion. Deposited ZnO and Al improve the electrical properties, electrical conductivity and thermal stability. The design, fabrication and experimental test of fabricated MEMS piezoelectric cantilever beams operating in d33 mode were presented in this paper. PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) was selected as the deposition method for aluminium while spincoating was chosen to deposit ZnO thin film. The piezoelectric cantilever beam is arranged with self-developed experimental setup consisting of DC motor and oscilloscope. Based on experimental result, the longer length of piezoelectric cantilever beam produce higher output voltage at oscilloscope. The piezoelectric cantilevers generated output voltages which were from 2.2 mV to 8.8 mV at 50 Hz operation frequency. One of four samples achieved in range of desired output voltage, 1-3 mV and the rest samples produced a higher output voltage. The output voltage is adequate for a very low power wireless sensing nodes as a substitute energy source to classic batteries.

Nonlinear Dynamics of a Special Piezoelectric Energy Harvester With a Special Bistable Piezoelectric Cantilever Beam

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Hui Yao ◽  
Wei Xia ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Jian Yu Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Permanent Magnet ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Piezoelectric Layer ◽  
Magnetic Force ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Nonlinear Phenomenon ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

This paper presents a special piezoelectric energy harvester system which is obtained by separating the end of the upper piezoelectric layer of the traditional piezoelectric cantilever beam from its basic layer. A mass I is located at the end of the separated upper piezoelectric layer (SUPL), a mass II and a permanent magnet I are located at the end of the separated lower piezoelectric beam (SLPB) and a permanent magnet II is added in the opposite position of the permanent magnet I and they face each other with same polarities. A nonlinear magnetic force which can broaden the frequency bandwidth of the system is generated mutually on the two permanent magnets. Studies find that this special piezoelectric energy harvester has extremely high energy capture efficiency. In order to further explore the reason of high efficiency, experimental research on its dynamic behavior is carried out. The experimental results show that the vibrations of the SUPL and the SLPB are relatively simple. The dynamic behaviors of the SUPL, the SLPB and the unseparated part are different. The unseparated part of the piezoelectric shows relatively complex nonlinear phenomenon due to the interaction of nonlinear magnetic force and the collision. With the increase of the external excitation frequency, period doubling motion and almost periodic motion appear alternately.

Study on the Energy Harvesting Performance of PE Cantilever Beam

2015 ◽  
Vol 645-646 ◽  
pp. 1189-1194
Author(s):  
Hai Peng Liu ◽  
Shi Qiao Gao ◽  
Lei Jin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Experimental System ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Ambient Vibration ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Harvesting Technique ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

Harvesting ambient vibration energy through piezoelectric (PE) means is a popular energy harvesting technique. The merit of applying PE means to supply energy for microelectronic devices is that they can reduce the battery weight and possibly make the device self-powered by harvesting mechanical energy. This investigation will examine the energy generating performance of miniature PE cantilever beam through theoretical modeling, simulation and experiment testing. Through the theoretical analysis of the piezoelectric energy harvesting structure, the expression of open circuit voltage output is obtained. Using ANSYS software, the working performance of piezoelectric cantilever beam is analyzed. On the basis of theoretical analysis and simulation optimization, a set of experimental system is established to test the energy harvesting performance of the piezoelectric cantilever beam. The testing result shows that the harvested energy by the piezoelectric cantilever beam could supply electrical power to some micro electrical devices.

scholarly journals Energy Harvesting from Piezoelectric Cantilever Beam with Different Shapes

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 6332-6337
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Mechanical Vibration ◽  
Power Source ◽  
Microelectronic Devices ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Different Shapes ◽  
Continuous Power

This paper reviews the piezoelectric energy harvesting from mechanical vibration. The recent development in the microelectronic devices and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) requires continuous power source for better performance. Many researchers have been done to develop a permanent portable power source for microelectronic devices. Micro energy harvesting (MEH) consists of two basic elements; freely available energy and transducer. Energy is everywhere around us in different forms. The energy conversion ability of piezoelectric energy harvester is high among different MEH techniques. A cantilever type piezoelectric energy harvester under different shapes is mostly studied in the last few years. The output of piezoelectric harvester depends upon the deflection produced, more deflection led to more electrical output. The deflection in cantilever beam under different shapes is different. This review paper presents a comparison of different piezoelectric cantilever beam shapes and output generated analyzed in the last decade.

Lumped Element Modeling of Piezoelectric Cantilever Beams for Vibrational Energy Reclamation

Aerospace ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Kasyap ◽  
Alex Phipps ◽  
Mark Sheplak ◽  
Khai Ngo ◽  
Toshikazu Nishida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Impedance Match ◽  
Piezoelectric Composite ◽  
Lumped Element ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Converter Topology ◽  
Lumped Element Model

In this paper, an accurate physical model of a piezoelectric cantilever beam that is suitable for multi domain simulations of the transducer for energy harvesting is presented. In a composite piezoelectric cantilever beam with a proof mass that is subjected to a base acceleration, a strain is developed in the structure that produces a voltage due to the piezoelectric effect. Subsequently, the piezoelectric composite is connected to an energy reclamation circuit that uses a flyback converter topology, to maximize power transfer via an impedance match with the structure. Hence, an accurate model of the device is required to characterize its overall electromechanical behavior, to theoretically predict the power generation, and to optimize the device and power converter circuit. The Lumped Element Model (LEM) thus developed was validated within 10% experimentally on meso-scale piezoelectric cantilever composite beams.

scholarly journals Experimental Research on Wind-Induced Flag-Swing Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jianjun Liu ◽  
Xianghua Chen ◽  
Yujie Chen ◽  
Hong Zuo ◽  
Qun Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Wind Field ◽  
Electromechanical Coupling ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
External Resistance ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

Piezoelectric cantilever beams, which have simple structures and excellent mechanical/electrical coupling characteristics, are widely applied in energy harvesting. When the piezoelectric cantilever beam is in a wind field, we should consider not only the influence of the wind field on piezoelectric beam but also the electromechanical coupling effect on it. In this paper, we design and test a wind-induced flag-swing piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH). The piezoelectric cantilever beam may vibrate in the wind field by affixing a flexible ribbon to the free end as the windward structure. To fulfill the goal of producing electricity, the flexible ribbon can swing the piezoelectric cantilever in a wind-induced unstable condition. The experimental findings demonstrate that the flag-swing PEH performs well in energy harvesting when the wind field is excited. When the wind speed is 15 m/s, the peak-to-peak output AC voltage may reach 13.88 V. In addition, the voltage at both ends of the closed-loop circuit’s external resistance is examined. The maximum electric power of the PEH may reach 43.4 μW with an external resistance of 650 kΩ. After passing through the AC-DC conversion circuit, the flag-swing PEH has a steady DC voltage output of 1.67 V. The proposed energy harvester transforms wind energy from a wind farm into electrical energy for supply to low-power electronic devices, allowing for the creation and use of green energy to efficiently address the issue of inadequate energy.

Hysteretic Nonlinear Characteristics and Stochastic Bifurcation of Cantilevered Piezoelectric Energy Harvester

2013 ◽  
Vol 479-480 ◽  
pp. 348-352
Author(s):  
Jia Xu ◽  
Zhi Wen Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Hopf Bifurcation ◽  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Stochastic Bifurcation ◽  
Nonlinear Characteristics ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Stochastic Hopf Bifurcation

Hysteretic nonlinear characteristics and stochastic bifurcation of cantilevered piezoelectric energy harvester was studied in this paper. Piezoelectric ceramics was adhesively bonded on the substrate of cantilever beam to make piezoelectric cantilever beam. Von de Pol difference item was introduced to interpret the hysteretic phenomena of piezoelectric ceramics, and then the nonlinear dynamic model of piezoelectric cantilever beam subjected to axial stochastic excitation was developed. The stochastic stability of the system was analyzed, and the steady-state probability density function and the joint probability density function of the dynamic response of the system were obtained. Finally, the conditions of stochastic Hopf bifurcation were determined. Numerical simulation shows that stochastic Hopf bifurcation appears when bifurcation parameter varies, which can increase vibration amplitude of cantilever beam system and improve the efficiency of piezoelectric energy harvester. The results of this paper are helpful to application of cantilevered piezoelectric energy harvester in engineering fields.

scholarly journals Experimental study of a piezoelectric cantilever beam under droplet impact

2021 ◽  
Vol 233 ◽  
pp. 01006
Author(s):  
Guannan Hao ◽  
Zengliang Li ◽  
Xiangwei Dong
Keyword(s):  
Impact Velocity ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Droplet Impact ◽  
Peak Voltage ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Voltage Output ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Raindrop Energy

The dynamic response of a piezoelectric cantilever beam under droplet impact is investigated by conducting impact tests. Both droplet dynamic behaviours and voltage output can be acquired simultaneously by means of high-speed camera capturing technique. The surface wettability and the macrotextures affect the voltage generation in different ways. For all droplet sizes, both the super-hydrophobic-treated and untreated surfaces of the cantilever beam can generate the same magnitude of peak voltage. However, at lower impact velocity, the voltage generated from the untreated surface is slightly higher than the treated surface due to different impact mechanisms upon droplet-substrate interactions. For higher impact velocity, large-scaled droplets can experience splash and water spilling phenomena on the treated and untreated surface respectively, leading to mechanical energy loss of the system. But the treated surface shows a better performance. With the presence of a single macrotexture on the treated surface, there is a critical impact velocity which determines the transition of voltage output. For small-scaled droplets, the surface with the presence of a single macrotexture outperforms only with velocities over the critical value. For larger droplet size, the same trend can be obtained but the effect of the macrotexture is less significant. These outcomes from impact experiments may lay a foundation for future study of exploring new surfaces for piezoelectric energy harvesting devices in the aim of improving the raindrop energy recovery efficiency.

Dynamic modeling of a galloping structure equipped with piezoelectric wafers and energy harvesting

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Y. Abdollahzadeh Jamalabadi ◽  
Moon K. Kwak
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Power Level ◽  
Closed Form Solutions ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Rigid Mass ◽  
Piezoelectric Wafer ◽  
Piezoelectric Wafers

This study presents the analytical solution and experimental investigation of the galloping energy harvesting from oscillating elastic cantilever beam with a rigid mass. A piezoelectric wafer was attached to galloping cantilever beam to harvest vibrational energy in electric charge form. Based on Euler-Bernoulli beam assumption and piezoelectric constitutive equation, kinetic energy and potential energy of system were obtained for the proposed structure. Virtual work by generated charge and galloping force applied onto the rigid mass was obtained based on Kirchhoff's law and quasistatic assumption. Nonlinear governing electro-mechanical equations were then obtained using Hamilton's principle. As the system vibrates by self-exciting force, the fundamental mode is the only one excited by galloping. Hence, multi-degreeof-freedom equation of motion is simplified to one-degree-of-freedom model. In this study, closed-form solutions for electro-mechanical equations were obtained by using multi-scale method. Using these solutions, we can predict galloping amplitude, voltage amplitude and harvested power level. Numerical and experimental results are presented and discrepancies between experimental and numerical results are fully discussed.

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