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 …

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 …

This research investigates a U-shaped vibration-based energy harvester with broadband
and bi-directional features via an internal resonance. The proposed U-shaped structure has …

This paper presents an electret-based MEMS energy harvester synergizing the advantages
of multi-modal structure and impact mechanism for broad operating bandwidth. The device …

The working bandwidth is an attractive aspect of vibrational energy harvesters. This paper
investigates the energy harvesting enhancement of a two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) …

This letter proposes a magnetic coupled piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH), in which the
magnetic interaction is introduced by a magnetic oscillator. For comparison purpose, lumped …

The idea of vibration-to-electric energy conversion for powering small electronic
components by using the ambient vibration energy has been investigated by researchers …

Energy harvesting from ambient vibrations using piezoelectric effect is a promising
alternative solution for powering small electronics such as wireless sensors. A conventional …

This work proposes a graded metamaterial-based energy harvester integrating the
piezoelectric energy harvesting function targeting low-frequency ambient vibrations (< 100 …

Vibration-based energy harvesting has been investigated by several researchers over the
last decade. The goal in this research field is to power small electronic components by …