Piezoelectric energy harvesting towards self-powered internet of things (IoT) sensors in smart cities

I Izadgoshasb - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Information and communication technologies (ICT) are major features of smart cities. Smart
sensing devices will benefit from 5 G and the Internet of Things, which will enable them to …

A piezoelectric wind energy harvester excited indirectly by a coupler via magnetic-field coupling

J Kan, W Liao, S Wang, S Chen, X Huang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy harvesting from wind-induced vibration energy using piezoelectric materials has
received great attention because of the self-powered demand for wireless sensor networks …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental validation of a new shape optimization technique for piezoelectric harvesting cantilever beams

K Mohamed, H Elgamal, SA Kouritem - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The piezoelectric energy harvester efficiency depends on optimizing the cantilever geometry
and tuning its natural frequency with vibration source frequency. Moreover, the effect of …

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

YY Lim, RV Padilla, A Unger, R Barraza… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural vibrations can be harnessed using piezoelectric transducers and converted into
electrical energy to power small electronic devices such as sensors network for structural …

Modelling of electromagnetic energy harvester with rotational pendulum using mechanical vibrations to scavenge electrical energy

B Ambrożkiewicz, G Litak, P Wolszczak - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application A concept of a non-linear electromagnetic energy harvesting (EH)
system with a rotational pendulum was proposed. In the system, non-linearity was …

Performance enhanced piezoelectric rotational energy harvester using reversed exponentially tapered multi-mode structure for autonomous sensor systems

V Raja, M Umapathy, G Uma, R Usharani - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric energy harvesting from rotational motion has recently been found to be a
promising way to power wireless autonomous sensor systems. In the reported studies, a …

An improved self-powered H-bridge circuit for voltage rectification of piezoelectric energy harvesting system

M Edla, YY Lim, M Deguchi, RV Padilla… - IEEE Journal of the …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, piezoelectric materials have been widely investigated for harvesting energy
from ambient vibrations. A vibrating piezoelectric device (PD) generates alternating current …

Split cantilever multi-resonant piezoelectric energy harvester for low-frequency application

DO Masara, H El Gamal, O Mokhiamar - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a new way to design a broadband harvester for harvesting high energy
over a low-frequency range of 10–15 Hz. The design comprises a cantilever beam with two …

An improved rectifier circuit for piezoelectric energy harvesting from human motion

M Edla, YY Lim, RV Padilla, M Deguchi - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Energy harvesting applications, low-voltage rectification, active
rectification for charging small storage devices from human motion. Abstract Harvesting …

Synchronized Switch Harvesting on ElectroMagnetic System: a nonlinear technique for hybrid energy harvesting based on active inductance

M Lallart, G Lombardi - Energy conversion and management, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a hybrid nonlinear interface combining both piezoelectric and
electromagnetic effects for energy harvesting purposes. Based on the previously developed …