Effective piezoelectric energy harvesting with bandwidth enhancement by assymetry augmented self-tuning of conjoined cantilevers
Journal article, 2019

Vibrational energy harvesting offers a potential power supply for future intelligent wireless sensors. In order to make vibrational energy harvesters more useful, a broad bandwidth is desirable since many vibrations are stochastic in nature. In this paper we use a piezoelectric self-tuning energy harvester to demonstrate the importance of designing for asymmetry in a system of conjoined cantilevers. Asymmetry is achieved by varying the piezoelectric cantilever lengths as well as the proof mass weights. In addition to bandwidth broadening, a self-tuning effect is experimentally demonstrated by a sliding mass. The measurement results confirm previous model predictions.

self-tuning

intelligent wireless sensor

Piezoelectric energy harvesting

Author

Henrik Staaf

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Electronics Material and Systems

Anderson David Smith

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Electronics Material and Systems

Per Lundgren

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Electronics Material and Systems

Peter Folkow

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Dynamics

Peter Enoksson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Electronics Material and Systems

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

0020-7403 (ISSN)

Vol. 150 1-11

Areas of Advance

Transport

Subject Categories

Communication Systems

Embedded Systems

DOI

10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.09.050

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