High-performance piezoelectric energy harvesters and their applications

Z Yang, S Zhou, J Zu, D Inman - Joule, 2018 - cell.com
Energy harvesting holds great potential to achieve long-lifespan self-powered operations of
wireless sensor networks, wearable devices, and medical implants, and thus has attracted …

On the efficiency of piezoelectric energy harvesters

Z Yang, A Erturk, J Zu - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy harvesting is an essential technology for enabling low-power, maintenance-free
electronic devices, and thus has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. A variety …

A magnetic plucking frequency up-conversion piezoelectric energy harvester with nonlinear energy sink structure

J Shen, S Wan, J Fu, S Li, D Lv, K Dekemele - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In low and wide frequency vibration environments, the efficiency of vibration energy
harvesters is relatively low. This paper presents a magnetic plucking frequency-up …

Variable stiffness triboelectric nano-generator to harvest high-speed railway bridge's vibration energy

W Guo, Y Long, Z Bai, X Wang, H Liu, Z Guo… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The integration of vibrating structure and novel energy harvesters is highly desirable for the
conversion of vibration energy to electricity. In this paper, a variable stiffness triboelectric …

Large-bandwidth piezoelectric energy harvesting with frequency-tuning synchronized electric charge extraction

A Brenes, A Morel, D Gibus, CS Yoo, P Gasnier… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reports, for the first time, experimental evidence of the effectiveness of the
frequency-tuning synchronized electrical charge extraction technique (FTSECE) with a …

Coupling mechanical and electrical nonlinearities: The effect of synchronized discharging on tristable energy harvesters

M Lallart, S Zhou, Z Yang, L Yan, K Li, Y Chen - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Vibrational energy harvesters, and more particularly piezoelectric devices, usually feature
two limitations: their narrow frequency band and their relatively limited conversion abilities …

Synergistic effects of Zn B-site substitution in lead-free Ba0. 95Ca0. 05Ti0. 92Sn0. 08O3 ferroelectric ceramics for enhancing piezoelectric properties in energy …

AI Gaied, A Dahri, V Perrin, L Seveyrat, Z Sassi… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, lead-free (Ba 0.95 Ca 0.05)(Ti 0.92 Sn 0.08) O 3 (BCTS) and (Ba 0.95 Ca
0.05)(Ti 0.912 Sn 0.08 Zn 0.008) O 3 (BCTS-Zn) ceramics with large piezoelectric properties …

2D electrostatic energy harvesting device using a single shallow arched microbeam

MAB Hassena, H Samaali, HM Ouakad… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
We propose to use a shallow arched microbeam to design a compact 2D energy harvesting
device using a single electrostatic transducer. The proposed design can transform any in …

Self-sensed, self-adapted and self-powered piezoelectric generator architecture by synchronous circuits of autonomous parameter tuning

K Chen, J Zhuo, W Liu, Y Huang, C Hua, Q Zhu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Synchronous circuits are effective to enhance the performance of piezoelectric generators
and further show the capability of extending the generator's bandwidth by tuning the …

Power expectation as a unified metric for the evaluation of vibration energy harvesters

C Saint-Martin, A Morel, L Charleux, E Roux… - … Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vibration energy harvesters (VEHs) allow the extraction of ambient mechanical energy. The
proposed analysis focuses on bistable harvesters with Duffing nonlinearity. Bistable …