Fe-Ga alloys are regarded as promising new magnetostrictive materials owing to their
excellent magnetic and mechanical properties. However, the currently developed …

The basic phenomena of a cantilever energy harvesting device based on iron-gallium alloy
magnetostrictive material for low frequency were systematically studied. The results …

Vibration energy harvesting, which converts the mechanical vibrations that are commonly
available in the surrounding environment to electrical energy, can realize self-power …

In recent years, vibration energy harvesting technology from environmental vibration has
been a research topic of increasing interest. It is a new way to overcome the problem of …

An Fe-Ga alloy single crystal of about 10 mm in diameter and about 60 mm in length was
grown by the Czochralski (CZ) method. The as-grown ingot was approximately oriented in …

Mechanical alloying allows obtaining nonequilibrium structures in various systems, often
possessing unique properties, including magnetic ones. Considering the unusual structural …

This paper investigates the semi-active control of a magnetically-tunable vibration
absorber's resonance frequency. The vibration absorber that is considered is a metal-matrix …

There is a strict relation between Gross National Product and electric energy consumption;
consequently, the improvement of electrical machines efficiency is highly desired …

A magnetization model for magnetostrictive alloy (Galfenol) rods with uniaxial anisotropy is
established, based on the theory of the Jiles-Atherton model and the Armstrong model. The …

Grain oriented electrical steels (GOES) are one of the most important material in transformer
machines. Due to its Goss texture and sheet thickness, the magnetic domains are mainly …