Simulated and measured piezoelectric energy harvesting of dynamic load in tires
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024

From 2007 in US and from 2022 in EU it is mandatory to use TPMS monitoring in new cars. Sensors mounted in tires require a continuous power supply, which currently only is from batteries. Piezoelectric energy harvesting is a promising technology to harvest energy from tire movement and deformation to prolong usage of batteries and even avoid them inside tires. This study presents a simpler method to simultaneous model the tire deformation and piezoelectric harvester performance by using a new simulation approach - dynamic bending zone. For this, angular and initial velocities were used for rolling motion, while angled polarization was introduced in the model for the piezoelectric material to generate correct voltage from tire deformation. We combined this numerical simulation in COMSOL Multiphysics with real-life measurements of electrical output of a piezoelectric energy harvester that was mounted onto a tire. This modelling approach allowed for 10 times decrease in simulation time as well as simpler investigation of systems parameters influencing the output power. By using experimental data, the simulation could be fine-tuned for material properties and for easier extrapolation of tire deformation with output harvested energy from simulations done at low velocity to the high velocity experimental data.

Energy harvesting

Piezoelectricity

Zero energy devices

PVDF

Författare

L. G.H. Staaf

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Simon Matsson

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Sobhan Sepheri

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Elof Köhler

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Kaies Daoud

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Breas AB – Sweden

Fredrik Ahrentorp

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Christian Jonasson

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Peter Folkow

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Dynamik

Leena Ryynänen

Nokian Tyres Plc

Mika Penttila

Nokian Tyres Plc

Cristina Rusu

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Heliyon

24058440 (eISSN)

Vol. 10 7 e29043

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Ämneskategorier

Teknisk mekanik

Energiteknik

DOI

10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29043

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