In this paper, we present a SDOF model of an energy harvester made up of microcantilever beams with tip mass. We investigate performance utilizing electrostatic actuation mechanism resulted from an electret layer patterned underneath the tip mass. The excitation force is transferred to cantilever beams through the vibration of the fixed end, i.e. the base of the beam. The model accounts for the mechanical and electric parameters as well as the coupling between them, and it includes design parameters by lumping them into nondimensional quantities, thereby allowing an easier understanding of their effects and the interaction between the mechanical and electric forces. We study the static behavior of deflection and electric charge as a function of the DC static voltage. In addition, we simulate the dynamic response, generate the frequency-response curves for a variety of conditions, and notice nonlinear effects.
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ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 4–7, 2013
Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Design Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5584-3
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Bashar K. Hammad,
Bashar K. Hammad
The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
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Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman,
Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada
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Mohamed A. E. Mahmoud
Mohamed A. E. Mahmoud
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Bashar K. Hammad
The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada
Mohamed A. E. Mahmoud
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Paper No:
DETC2013-13340, V001T09A014; 7 pages
Published Online:
February 12, 2014
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Hammad, BK, Abdel-Rahman, EM, & Mahmoud, MAE. "Micro Cantilever Electrostatic Energy Harvester." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 1: 15th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 10th International Conference on Design Education; 7th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems. Portland, Oregon, USA. August 4–7, 2013. V001T09A014. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13340
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