Piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) promote the construction of a smarter world through
powering electric devices with energy scavenged from environmental vibrations by means of …

Vibration-based energy harvesting has garnered considerable attention from researchers
over the past two decades, using different transduction mechanisms. In this context, the …

Multi-converter piezoelectric harvesters based on mono-axial and bi-axial configurations are
proposed. The harvesters exploit two and four piezoelectric converters (PCs) and adopt an …

This paper describes a piezoelectric energy harvester employing a snap-through buckling
(STB) mechanism for frequency-up conversion (FuC). The harvester consists of two main …

This paper reports a comprehensive modeling and experimental characterization of a bridge
shaped nonlinear energy harvester. A doubly clamped beam at large deflection requires …

This work presents a novel development of the impact-based mechanism for piezoelectric
vibration energy harvesters. More precisely, the effect of an impacting mass on a cantilever …

Industrial innovation has accumulated big data in the form of past design successes and
failures. Designers must painstakingly identify, extract, and structure requirements from texts …

The performance of bimorph cantilever energy harvester subjected to horizontal and vertical
excitations is investigated. The energy harvester is simulated as an inextensible …

There is abundant of vibration energy in environment. Using piezoelectric energy harvesters
to power ultra-low power wireless sensors has become a hot topic in recent years. Most …

The application of piezoelectric composites in energy harvesters is continuously increasing
even at the microscale, with the immediate corollary of a fundamental need for improved …