Mechanical modulations for enhancing energy harvesting: Principles, methods and applications

HX Zou, LC Zhao, QH Gao, L Zuo, FR Liu, T Tan… - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Mechanical kinetic energy harvesting, which converts the mechanical motions and
vibrations that are commonly available in the surrounding environment to electrical energy …

Aeroelastic energy harvesting: A review

A Abdelkefi - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy harvesting is the process by which light, thermal, solar, and kinetic energy can be
converted to a usable form of energy with the ultimate objective of develo** self-powered …

Hybrid wind energy scavenging by coupling vortex-induced vibrations and gallo**

J Wang, S Gu, C Zhang, G Hu, G Chen, K Yang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a hybrid piezoelectric wind energy scavenger with different cross-
sectioned bluff bodies, to enhance the energy scavenging performance by coupling both the …

Harvesting ambient wind energy with an inverted piezoelectric flag

S Orrego, K Shoele, A Ruas, K Doran, B Caggiano… - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The paper describes an experimental study of wind energy harvesting by self-sustained
oscillations (flutter) of a flexible piezoelectric membrane fixed in a novel orientation called …

[HTML][HTML] Future emerging technologies in the wind power sector: A European perspective

S Watson, A Moro, V Reis, C Baniotopoulos… - … and sustainable energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper represents an expert view from Europe of future emerging technologies within
the wind energy sector considering their potential, challenges, applications and technology …

A review on mechanisms for piezoelectric-based energy harvesters

H Elahi, M Eugeni, P Gaudenzi - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
From last few decades, piezoelectric materials have played a vital role as a mechanism of
energy harvesting, as they have the tendency to absorb energy from the environment and …

Exploiting bi-stable magneto-piezoelastic absorber for simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration mitigation

M Rezaei, R Talebitooti, WH Liao - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates efficient simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration suppression
utilizing a tunable bi-stable magneto-pieozelastic absorber (BMPA). The absorber …

Comparative study of tip cross-sections for efficient gallo** energy harvesting

Y Yang, L Zhao, L Tang - Applied Physics Letters, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
This letter presents a comparative study of different tip cross-sections for small scale wind
energy harvesting based on gallo** phenomenon. A prototype device is fabricated with a …

Energy harvesting from fluid flow using piezoelectrics: A critical review

M Hamlehdar, A Kasaeian, MR Safaei - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The ambient energy as an available and harvestable energy source which has a high
potential to generate electricity for powering electronics devices. Piezoelectric materials, as …

Improving the gallo** energy harvesting performance with magnetic coupling

HT Li, H Ren, F Cao, WY Qin - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Although wind energy is plenty in the realistic world, the low-speed wind energy usually
can't be harvested efficiently. In this study, a novel gallo** energy harvester is proposed …