Recent advancements in piezoelectric energy harvesting for implantable medical devices

B Upendra, B Panigrahi, K Singh… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Biomedical implantable devices like deep brain stimulators, implantable cardioverter-
defibrillators and cardiac pacemakers are essential for treating the human heart and brain …

A review article: isogeometric boundary element analysis in engineering applications

AM Shaaban - International Journal of Hydromechatronics, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
Isogeometric analysis (IGA) in the framework of the boundary element method (BEM) is
reviewed in this paper. IGA is a fundamental tool in computational mechanics which enables …

Simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration isolation via quasi-zero-stiffness support and radially distributed piezoelectric cantilever beams

C Liu, R Zhao, K Yu, HP Lee, B Liao - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of the existing energy harvesters are based on vibration amplification, which inevitably
causes large disturbing force transmitted to the base. In this paper, a novel energy …

Enhancing the performance of Piezoelectric Energy Harvester under electrostatic actuation using a robust metaheuristic algorithm

B Firouzi, A Abbasi, P Sendur, M Zamanian… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel shape optimization methodology based on evolutionary
algorithms to maximize the harvesting energy from piezoelectric energy harvester stimulated …

Isogeometric indirect BEM solution based on virtual continuous sources placed directly on the boundary of 2D Helmholtz acoustic problems

AM Shaaban, C Anitescu, E Atroshchenko… - … Analysis with Boundary …, 2023 - Elsevier
An indirect boundary element method (BEM) based on isogeometric analysis (IGA) is
proposed for 2D Helmholtz acoustic problems using virtual continuous sources placed …

Global optimisation approach for designing high-efficiency piezoelectric beam-based energy harvesting devices

D Yurchenko, LQ Machado, J Wang, C Bowen… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper proposes a novel methodology for developing high-power energy harvesting
gravity-based devices using an array of piezoelectric beams for wind energy applications …

Integrated a nonlinear energy sink and a piezoelectric energy harvester using simply-supported bi-stable piezoelectric composite laminate

M Li, D Yu, Y Li, X Liu, F Dai - International Journal of Non-Linear …, 2023 - Elsevier
A nonlinear device is presented for simultaneous vibration absorption and energy
harvesting. This device is composed of a nonlinear energy sink and a piezoelectric energy …

Performance optimization and broadband design of piezoelectric energy harvesters based on isogeometric topology optimization framework

Y Cao, H Huang - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy harvesting is attracting considerable attention in devices that cannot replace
exhausted batteries, where improving the energy harvesting efficiency of piezoelectric …

Multi-dimensional constrained energy optimization of a piezoelectric harvester for E-gadgets

LQ Machado, D Yurchenko, J Wang, G Clementi… - IScience, 2021 - cell.com
This paper addresses the design optimization process of an energy harvesting device for
scavenging energy from an e-gadget, utilizing its" rocking" motion. The plucking mechanism …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printed energy harvesters for railway bridges-Design optimisation

JC Cámara-Molina, E Moliner… - … Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the optimal design of 3D printed energy harvesters for railway
bridges. The type of harvester studied is a cantilever bimorph beam with a mass at the tip …