Multistable vibration energy harvesters: Principle, progress, and perspectives

S Zhou, M Lallart, A Erturk - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2022 - Elsevier
Vibration energy harvesting is a process by which ambient mechanical energy from
environment or host structures is converted into usable energy (usually, but not always …

Hybrid energy harvesting technology: From materials, structural design, system integration to applications

H Liu, H Fu, L Sun, C Lee, EM Yeatman - Renewable and sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
The last decade has witnessed significant advances in energy harvesting technology for the
realization of self-charging electronics and self-powered wireless sensor nodes (WSNs). To …

A review of energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials: state-of-the-art a decade later (2008–2018)

M Safaei, HA Sodano, SR Anton - Smart materials and structures, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Energy harvesting technologies have been explored by researchers for more than two
decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (eg batteries) for small-sized and …

Nonlinear vibration energy harvesting and vibration suppression technologies: Designs, analysis, and applications

T Yang, S Zhou, S Fang, W Qin, DJ Inman - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Limited by the structure, the high-efficiency vibration energy harvesting and vibration
suppression have always been a theoretical bottleneck and technical challenge in this field …

High-performance piezoelectric energy harvesters and their applications

Z Yang, S Zhou, J Zu, D Inman - Joule, 2018 - cell.com
Energy harvesting holds great potential to achieve long-lifespan self-powered operations of
wireless sensor networks, wearable devices, and medical implants, and thus has attracted …

A comprehensive review on vibration energy harvesting: Modelling and realization

C Wei, X Jing - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a state-of-the-art review on a hot topic in the literature, ie, vibration
based energy harvesting techniques, including theory, modelling methods and the …

A review on piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, and magnetoelectric materials and device technologies for energy harvesting applications

F Narita, M Fox - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the coming era of the internet of things (IoT), wireless sensor networks that monitor, detect,
and gather data will play a crucial role in advancements in public safety, human healthcare …

A review on design improvements and techniques for mechanical energy harvesting using piezoelectric and electromagnetic schemes

B Maamer, A Boughamoura, AMRF El-Bab… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy harvesting has gained a growing attention and has seen great advancements during
the last decades. Among energy sources, mechanical energy is one of the most investigated …

Multi-physics coupling in thermoacoustic devices: A review

G Chen, L Tang, B Mace, Z Yu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Latest developments in thermoacoustic devices have demonstrated comparable power
output and efficiency, but higher reliability and lower cost when compared to conventional …

Ambient vibration energy harvesters: A review on nonlinear techniques for performance enhancement

N Tran, MH Ghayesh, M Arjomandi - International Journal of Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vibration energy harvesters are emerging as a promising solution for powering small-scale
electronics, such as sensors and monitoring devices, especially in applications where …