Review of frequency up‐conversion vibration energy harvesters using impact and plucking mechanism

MM Ahmad, NM Khan, FU Khan - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One of the main challenges in the field of vibration energy harvesting is to extract energy
from the low‐frequency ambient vibrations. Since the voltage and power production in …

Frequency up-conversion for vibration energy harvesting: A review

X Li, G Hu, Z Guo, J Wang, Y Yang, J Liang - Symmetry, 2022 - mdpi.com
A considerable amount of ambient vibration energy spreads over an ultra-low frequency
spectrum. However, conventional resonant-type linear energy harvesters usually operate …

A cantilever-plucked and vibration-driven rotational energy harvester with high electric outputs

K Fan, J Liu, D Wei, D Zhang, Y Zhang, K Tao - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous and renewable vibration energy has been recognized as a promising energy
source for the increasing number of low-power electronics, but its efficient harvesting is still …

Analytical and experimental investigation of the centrifugal softening and stiffening effects in rotational energy harvesting

S Fang, S Wang, S Zhou, Z Yang, WH Liao - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2020 - Elsevier
Depending on its mounting orientation, the rotational piezoelectric harvester can be
subjected to the centrifugal softening or stiffening effects, which may pose a positive or …

A low-frequency, wideband quad-stable energy harvester using combined nonlinearity and frequency up-conversion by cantilever-surface contact

C Wang, Q Zhang, W Wang, J Feng - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes models and experiments of a wideband piezoelectric vibration energy
harvester with a quadruple-well potential induced by the combined nonlinearity of cantilever …

An innovative energy harvesting backpack strategy through a flexible mechanical motion rectifier

K Fan, P Xia, R Li, J Guo, Q Tan, D Wei - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reports a fundamentally different strategy for realizing high-performance energy
harvesting backpacks to effectively scavenge ultralow-frequency human body motions. The …

[HTML][HTML] Energy harvesting during human walking to power a wireless sensor node

Y Kuang, T Ruan, ZJ Chew, M Zhu - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2017 - Elsevier
The continuous progress made in wearable energy harvesting technology is delivering
sophisticated devices with increasing power outputs, which are possible to provide …

Design and characterisation of a piezoelectric knee-joint energy harvester with frequency up-conversion through magnetic plucking

Y Kuang, Z Yang, M Zhu - Smart Materials and Structures, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Piezoelectric energy harvesting from human motion is challenging because of the low
energy conversion efficiency at a low-frequency excitation. Previous studies by the present …

Wind energy harvesting from a magnetically coupled piezoelectric bimorph cantilever array based on a dynamic magneto-piezo-elastic structure

Y Na, MS Lee, JW Lee, YH Jeong - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel wind energy harvester based on a magneto-piezo-elastic
structure using a magnetically coupled piezoelectric bimorph cantilever. The harvester …

Low-frequency vibration energy harvesting: a comprehensive review of frequency up-conversion approaches

H Tang, C Hua, H Huang, W Liu, Z Yang… - Smart Materials and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Along with the rapid development of low-power electronics and the Internet of Things,
vibration energy harvesting is attracting increasingly attention from both industry and …