Toward harvesting vibration energy from multiple directions by a nonlinear compressive-mode piezoelectric transducer
Z Yang, J Zu - Ieee/AsMe Transactions on Mechatronics, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a new concept for harvesting vibration energy from multiple directions. Our
approach effectively exploits the nonlinear vibration of a doubly clamped elastic rod …
approach effectively exploits the nonlinear vibration of a doubly clamped elastic rod …
Sandwich-structured two-dimensional MEMS electret power generator for low-level ambient vibrational energy harvesting
This paper presents a novel sandwich-structured electret-based power generator (SEPG) for
two-dimensional (2D) low-level ambient kinetic energy harvesting. The generator is based …
two-dimensional (2D) low-level ambient kinetic energy harvesting. The generator is based …
Three-axis piezoelectric vibration energy harvester
EE Aktakka, K Najafi - 2015 28th IEEE International Conference …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports for the first time a piezoelectric inertial harvester for scavenging
vibrational energy in all three dimensions. The harvester is formed of optimized bulk-PZT/Si …
vibrational energy in all three dimensions. The harvester is formed of optimized bulk-PZT/Si …
Energy harvesting using a torsional mode L-shaped unimorph structure: modeling and experimental investigations
Previous studies have proved that the piezoelectric L-shaped beam-mass structure is a
good candidate to harvest energy from ambient mechanical vibration. However, most …
good candidate to harvest energy from ambient mechanical vibration. However, most …
A novel multi-directional nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvester coupled with nonlinear conditioning circuits
Z Yang, J Zu - International Design Engineering …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Energy harvesting from vibrations has become, in recent years, a recurring target of a
quantity of research to achieve self-powered operation of low-power electronic devices …
quantity of research to achieve self-powered operation of low-power electronic devices …
Multi-Axis Inertial Energy Harvester Based on Piezoelectric Crab-Legs with Partitioned Electrodes
EE Aktakka, K Najafi - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports a microfabricated piezoelectric MEMS inertial energy harvester that can
scavenge high-frequency mechanical vibrations in all three dimensions with an active inner …
scavenge high-frequency mechanical vibrations in all three dimensions with an active inner …
Adaptive micro electret vibrational energy harvester
K Tao - 2016 - dr.ntu.edu.sg
Recent advances in embedded autonomous wireless sensors and low-power electronic
devices have led to the rapid emergence of micro-scale energy harvesting technologies …
devices have led to the rapid emergence of micro-scale energy harvesting technologies …