A power-intensive piezoelectric energy harvester with efficient load utilization for road energy collection: Design, testing, and application

Y Cao, J Li, A Sha, Z Liu, F Zhang, X Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
providing a new method for road infrastructure energy self-consistency. However, the …

Progress in mechanical energy harvesting via piezoelectric polymers and biomaterials

S Dowarah, P Kalita, S Kumar - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent developments in entirely flexible and wearable electronics and healthcare
necessitate that these are battery-free/self-powered. In this regard, energy harvesting ie the …

The optimal design of a piezoelectric energy harvester for smart pavements

K Huang, H Zhang, J Jiang, Y Zhang, Y Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The traffic environment contains tremendous mechanical energy due to the dynamic loads of
moving vehicles which can be converted into electricity by using piezoelectric materials …

[HTML][HTML] Piezoelectric-based energy conversion and storage materials

S Wang, L Wen, X Gong, J Liang, X Hou, F Hou - Batteries, 2023 - mdpi.com
The world's energy crisis and environmental pollution are mainly caused by the increase in
the use of fossil fuels for energy, which has led scientists to investigate specific cutting-edge …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave deicing properties and carbon emissions assessment of asphalt mixtures containing steel slag towards resource conservation and waste reuse

F Zhang, D Wang, AC Falchetto, Y Cao - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
A large amount of solid waste, such as steel slag (SS), is generated annually. At the same
time, the shortage of road construction materials is becoming a concern. In this study, to …

Microwave heating moment, thermal characteristics, and structural variations of different steel slag asphalt mixtures suffered from freeze-thaw damage

F Zhang, A Sha, Y Cao, W Wang, R Song - Cold Regions Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microwave heating (MH) can effectively repair the cracks caused by low temperatures in
asphalt pavements. This study aims to further recommend the moment of the implementation …

Encapsulation structure and in-situ embedding test and model study of a new type of road piezoelectric energy collector

Z Gao, J Wang, Z Liu, X Song, G Ding, F Ye, J Ye… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, research on road piezoelectric energy harvesters (RPEH) has made great
progress in the field of road vibration energy harvesting. However, the research on the …

Three-dimensional polydimethylsiloxane/barium titanate elastomer networks for piezoelectric energy harvesters

Y Gong, W Wang, X Che, Y Su, Y Jia, X Ren… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) have attracted considerable attention in fields such
as energy harvesting and motion monitoring due to their high electromechanical conversion …

Eco-efficiency assessment of long-life asphalt pavement technologies

W Chen, XX Yuan - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive eco-efficiency assessment for six promising long-life
asphalt pavement (LLAP) designs as a structural system, including the full-depth (FD), thick …

Applicability evaluation of a two-dimensional piezoelectric transducer to monitor dynamic soil stress in unbound granular materials of road engineering

C Gu, YW Chen, W Hu, J Wang, Y Cai - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
In road engineering, the applications of piezoelectric ceramics on road energy harvesting or
electronic sensing have drawn many attentions. However, the application potential of …