During the last decade, significant research effort has been spent on simple Cantilever Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters (PVEHs). These types of harvesters have their maximum efficiency in a very narrow bandwidth around their natural frequency and are therefore unfit for being used in presence of random or wide spectrum excitation. In this study, a periodic substructure for multi-frequency energy harvesting with single piezoelectric patch is proposed. This system is able to harvest energy from several modes (the lower ones) and, through proper design, these modes may be obtained in a narrow frequency band. The substructure is designed through an analytical model that allows to place modes exactly where required and tests are carried out to validate the proposed analytical model. The results confirm the validity of the proposed model that could be exploited to determine solutions for further improving both the bandwidth and overall efficiency of the harvester by helping of nonlinearity phenomena.
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ASME 2016 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems
September 28–30, 2016
Stowe, Vermont, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Aerospace Division
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978-0-7918-5049-7
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Analytical Modeling and Experimental Verification of a S-Shaped Vibration Energy Harvester
I. Mehdipour
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I. Mehdipour
Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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F. Braghin
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F. Braghin
Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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C. Galassi
C. Galassi
Institute of Science and Technology of Ceramics ISETC-CNR, Faenza, Italy
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I. Mehdipour
Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
F. Braghin
Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
N. Lecis
Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
C. Galassi
Institute of Science and Technology of Ceramics ISETC-CNR, Faenza, Italy
Paper No:
SMASIS2016-9120, V002T07A006; 9 pages
Published Online:
November 29, 2016
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Mehdipour, I, Braghin, F, Lecis, N, & Galassi, C. "Analytical Modeling and Experimental Verification of a S-Shaped Vibration Energy Harvester." Proceedings of the ASME 2016 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Volume 2: Modeling, Simulation and Control; Bio-Inspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting. Stowe, Vermont, USA. September 28–30, 2016. V002T07A006. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2016-9120
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