Limited by the structure, the high-efficiency vibration energy harvesting and vibration
suppression have always been a theoretical bottleneck and technical challenge in this field …

Piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) aim to generate sufficient power to operate targeting
device from the limited ambient energy. PEH includes mechanical‐to‐mechanical …

Inspired by the rapid shape transition of the Venus flytrap, a novel low-cost, bi-stable
piezoelectric energy harvester is proposed, analyzed, and experimentally tested for the …

The nonlinear design of a new vibration structure is an essential part of the development of
vibration isolation and energy harvesting technologies, and is one of the most effective …

Different from linear energy harvesters, nonlinear energy harvesters have multi-solution
phenomena and nonlinear characteristics, some of which are beneficial for high …

Nonlinear forces obtained via springs, magnets, buckling beams, etc., have been widely
introduced into vibration energy harvesting, vibration isolation and nonlinear energy sink to …

Effective reduction of micro-amplitude vibration has always been a serious challenge. The
nonlinear energy sink (NES) has been proven to be able to reduce vibration at a wide …

Inspired by human fitness push-ups, a bio-inspired hexagonal skeleton structure is
proposed to design wideband energy harvesters using nonlinear energy sink. The …

Most of the existing energy harvesters are based on vibration amplification, which inevitably
causes large disturbing force transmitted to the base. In this paper, a novel energy …

In this paper, stochastic and deterministic dynamical properties of an asymmetric quad-
stable energy harvester are explored for improving the energy harvesting performance …