Research and applications of viscoelastic vibration damping materials: A review

XQ Zhou, DY Yu, XY Shao, SQ Zhang, S Wang - Composite Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the various research methods and theory
calculation models that are employed in engineering to study the static and dynamic …

Modeling and analysis of a three-degree-of-freedom piezoelectric vibration energy harvester for broadening bandwidth

B Zhang, H Li, S Zhou, J Liang, J Gao… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study proposes a multi-frequency response piecewise-linear piezoelectric vibration
energy harvester (MFRPLP-VEH) by combining the linear multi-frequency resonance and …

Comparison of electromagnetic and piezoelectric vibration energy harvesters: Model and experiments

E Arroyo, A Badel, F Formosa, Y Wu, J Qiu - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2012 - Elsevier
A normalized model for piezoelectric and electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters is
described, allowing a unique expression of the harvested power to be written. The …

An application of stochastic resonance for energy harvesting in a bistable vibrating system

R Zheng, K Nakano, H Hu, D Su, MP Cartmell - Journal of Sound and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The application of stochastic resonance to mechanical energy harvesting is currently of
topical interest, and this paper concentrates on an analytical and experimental investigation …

The dynamics of an omnidirectional pendulum harvester

P Sommermann, MP Cartmell - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
The pendulum applied to the field of mechanical energy harvesting has been studied
extensively in the past. However, systems examined to date have largely comprised simple …

Piezoelectric energy harvesting from vortex shedding and galloping induced vibrations inside HVAC ducts

F Petrini, K Gkoumas - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the conceptual development, analytical modeling and experimental
wind tunnel testing of a high efficiency energy harvesting (EH) device, based on …

Designing and manufacturing a piezoelectric tile for harvesting energy from footsteps

SJ Hwang, HJ Jung, JH Kim, JH Ahn, D Song… - Current Applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this research is to design a piezoelectric tile for harvesting energy from
footsteps and to optimize the system for harvesting maximum energy. Because piezoelectric …

Harvesting energy via electromagnetic damper: Application to bridge stay cables

W Shen, S Zhu - Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Energy harvesting from ambient vibration is an emerging and promising solution to the
power supply problem associated with autonomous sensors. This article proposes a novel …

Damping and Electromechanical Behavior of Ionic-Modified Brominated Poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene) Rubber Containing Petroleum Resin C5

X Hu, R Zhang, AM Wemyss, A Du, X Bao… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
To improve the damping properties of rubbers, organic tackifiers such as hydrocarbon
resins, rosin esters, and polyterpenes are often incorporated to increase the intermolecular …

Optimal design of a piezoelectric coupled beam for power harvesting

Q Wang, N Wu - Smart Materials and Structures, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
An optimal design of a beam structure coupled with a piezoelectric patch is developed to
achieve high efficiency of power transformation from a mechanical input to an electrical …