Performance Analysis for a Wave Energy Harvester of Piezoelectric Cantilever Beam

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (sp1) ◽  
pp. 976
Author(s):  
Ming Liu ◽  
Hengxu Liu ◽  
Hailong Chen ◽  
Yuanchao Chai ◽  
Liquan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

A self-tunable wind energy harvester utilising a piezoelectric cantilever beam with bluff body under transverse galloping for field deployment

2021 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 114559
Author(s):  
Yee Yan Lim ◽  
Ricardo Vasquez Padilla ◽  
Andreas Unger ◽  
Rodrigo Barraza ◽  
Ahmed Mostafa Thabet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Bluff Body ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Field Deployment ◽  
Transverse Galloping

scholarly journals A Piezoelectric Wave Energy Harvester Using Plucking-Driven and Frequency Up-Conversion Mechanism

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 8441
Author(s):  
Shao-En Chen ◽  
Ray-Yeng Yang ◽  
Zeng-Hui Qiu ◽  
Chia-Che Wu
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Composite Beams ◽  
Gear Train ◽  
Piezoelectric Composite ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Resistive Load ◽  
Cantilever Beams ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

In this study, a plucking-driven piezoelectric wave energy harvester (PDPWEH) consisted of a buoy, a gear train frequency up-conversion mechanism, and an array of piezoelectric cantilever beams was developed. The gear train frequency up-conversion mechanism with compact components included a rack, three gears, and a geared cam provide less energy loss to improve electrical output. Six individual piezoelectric composite beams were plucked by geared cam to generate electrical power in the array of piezoelectric cantilever beams. A sol-gel method was used to create the piezoelectric composite beams. To investigate PDPWEH, a mathematical model based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory was derived. The developed PDPWEH was tested in a wave flume. The wave heights were set to 100 and 75 mm, the wave periods were set to 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 s. The maximum output voltage of the measured value was 12.4 V. The maximum RMS voltage was 5.01 V, which was measured by connecting to an external 200 kΩ resistive load. The maximum average electrical power was 125.5 μw.

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.

Experimental study on broadband bistable energy harvester with L-shaped piezoelectric cantilever beam

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minghui Yao ◽  
Pengfei Liu ◽  
Li Ma ◽  
Hongbo Wang ◽  
Wei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever ◽  
Bistable Energy Harvester

scholarly journals Enhancement of the Piezoelectric Cantilever Beam Performance via Vortex-Induced Vibration to Harvest Ocean Wave Energy

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Xiaozhen Du ◽  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Guilin Liu ◽  
Mi Zhang ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Bluff Body ◽  
Ocean Waves ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Outlet Channel ◽  
Electromechanical Transduction ◽  
Air Chamber ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

Renewable and sustainable energies exhibit promising performance while serving as the power supply of a wireless sensor especially located in marine waters. Various microgenerators have been developed to harvest wave energy. However, the conversion ability from a dynamic oscillating source of wave is crucial to enhance their effectiveness in practical applications. In this paper, a new piezoelectric converter system is proposed to harvest the kinetic energy from ocean waves. The vortex-induced effect in an air channel enhances the vibration performance, improving the energy harvesting efficiency. The system comprises an oscillating water column (OWC) air chamber, a bluff body, and a piezoelectric piece for electromechanical transduction. The fluid–solid–electric coupling finite element method was used to investigate the relation between the output voltage and geometrical parameters, including the size and position of the piezoelectric cantilever beam, which is based on the user-defined function of the ANSYS. It is found that the bluff body in the outlet channel above the air chamber induced high-frequency vortex shedding vibration. The regular wave rushed into the air chamber with a frequency of 0.285 Hz and extruded the air across the bluff body in the outlet channel. This incurred the fluctuation of the air pressure and excited the piezoelectric cantilever beam vibration with a high frequency of 233 Hz in the wake region. Furthermore, a continuous electrical output with a peak voltage of 6.11 V is generated, which has potential applications for the wireless sensors on the marine buoy.

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.

The Experimental Study on a Bistable Piezoelectric-Electromagnetic Combined Vibration Energy Harvester

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Hui Yao ◽  
Peng Fei Liu ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Dong Xing Cao
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamic ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Frequency Bandwidth ◽  
Effective Frequency ◽  
Generation Efficiency ◽  
Dynamic Behaviors ◽  
Piezoelectric Cantilever

This paper presents an experimental investigation on the bistable piezoelectric electromagnetic combined energy harvester based on vibration. The end of the piezoelectric cantilever beam has a tip magnet. The opposite of the piezoelectric cantilever beam has a coil, a spring and a magnet. The power generation efficiency and dynamic behaviors for three different kinds of the piezoelectric cantilever beam structures are experimentally studied, such as the conventional piezoelectric cantilever beam, the bistable piezoelectric cantilever beam introduced spring and magnet, and the bistable piezoelectric cantilever beam introduced spring, magnet and coil. Experimental results show that the introduction of the spring and magnet improves the maximum output voltage and broaden the effective frequency bandwidth. The power generation efficiency of the system is improved by adding the coil. Complicated nonlinear dynamic behaviors occur in the system, when the spring and the magnet are introduced. These nonlinear dynamic behaviors broaden the effective frequency bandwidth.

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