Design and performance evaluation of a pendulous piezoelectric rotational energy harvester through magnetic plucking of a fan-shaped hanging composite plate

L Zhang, J Kan, S Lin, W Liao, J Yang, P Liu, S Wang… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there has been significant interest in harvesting energy from rotational
motion through piezoelectric transduction, with the aim of providing energy-autonomous …

Bio-inspired quad-stable piezoelectric energy harvester for low-frequency vibration scavenging

T Wang, Q Zhang, J Han, W Wang, Y Yan, X Cao… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the unique and diverse nonlinear characteristics, bionic structures can effectively
broaden the acquisition bandwidth and improve the performance of harvesters. Inspired by …

[HTML][HTML] Electret-based energy harvesters: A review

S Sabzpoushan, P Woias - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Extracting a few microwatts to a few milliwatts of power from sporadic sources of energy in
our surrounding, eg wind gusts, living body motions, or vibrations of civil structures can …

NiO nanoparticles-based gas sensors: A novel pulse-driven approach for enhanced and efficient hydrogen detection

W Yan, W Luo, M Li - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent decades, enhancing response in metal oxide semiconductor-based gas sensors
has emerged as a crucial parameter for practical applications. In this study, we present an …

AI-enhanced backpack with double frequency-up conversion vibration energy converter for motion recognition and extended battery life

A Luo, S Gu, X Guo, W Xu, Y Wang, G Zhong, C Lee… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
With growing interest in physical activities, wearable device sales have been increasing
each year due to their help in tracking movement. However, keeping these devices running …

MEMS Gas Sensors Based on In2O3-Decorated SnO2 Nanosheets for Aniline Detection

W Luo, J Li, M Li - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aniline monitoring holds significant importance across various industries. In this study, we
propose a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) gas sensor employing In2O3-decorated …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative approaches to optimize vibration energy harvesting (VEH): A comprehensive review

M Farhan, AGA Muthalif, MSM Ali - Energy Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
This review article explores the advancement of energy harvesting technologies with a
comparative study of various energy harvesting methods suitable for powering small-sized …

On the use of fractal geometry to boost galloping-based wind energy harvesting

H Li, H Ren, T Zheng, J He, W Qin, D Yurchenko - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we introduce fractal bluff bodies to galloping energy harvesters (GEH) to
improve the performance of wind energy harvesting. Three basic sectional shapes are …

A tunable pendulum-like piezoelectric energy harvester for multidirectional vibration

S Wu, J Kan, W Wu, S Lin, Y Yu, W Liao… - Sustainable Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Harvesting energy from vibrations using piezoelectric mechanism has attracted much
attention for powering wireless sensors over the past decade. This paper proposes a …

Highly Selective MEMS Gas Sensor to Detect H2 and NH3 with Tunable Discrimination

W Yan, W Luo, J Li, M Li - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emerging advancements in gas sensing technology present an ongoing challenge in
achieving the selective detection of hydrogen (and ammonia (NH gases while allowing for …