The importance of energy harvesting is considered when harvesting the neglected ambient
energy that graduated from different systems and dissipates around us, such as …

Piezoelectric vibration-based energy harvesters consist of an electromechanical structure
and an electric circuitry, influencing each other. We propose a novel approach that allows a …

The model prediction is one of the adequate approaches to evaluate the bending vibration
suppression of variable-section piezoelectric laminated beams (VPLBs). Nevertheless, the …

In the present work, a new study on the piezoelectric-based structure by means of Finite
Element Method (FEM) is conducted. Currently, the piezoelectric model in the FEM-based …

A piezoelectric vibration-based energy harvester (PVEH) consists of an electromechanical
structure and an electric circuit, influencing each other. The finite element method (FEM) …

In this work, the Maxwell scheme is implemented to characterize the effective properties of
piezoelastic fiber composites reinforced by unidirectional cylindrical fibers distributed along …

Piezoelectric materials have played an important role in industry due to a number of
beneficial properties. However, most numerical methods for the piezoelectric materials need …

In this contribution, a system simulation method based on the finite element method (FEM) is
applied to simulate a strongly coupled bimorph piezoelectric vibration-based energy …

We present an overview of different modeling strategies for piezoelectric vibration energy
harvesters. We point out different strength and weaknesses of common models for the …

As an impact source localization technique, Lamb waves are commonly used to detect low
velocity impacts in composite structures. However, the performance of Lamb waves is …